Long-listed For The Locus Magazine Award For Best Science Fiction Novel Of 2021 'Did We Not Once Promise That We Would Always Be Honest With Each Other''I No Longer Ask For Honesty. Just Tell Me A Lie That I Can Forgive.' After 2000 Years, The Wall Has Been Breached. As Mithila Steps Into A World Unknown, Her Sister Minakshi Tightens Her Grasp On A City Bracing For Chaos And Violence Under A Red Sky. The Ghost Of An Old Revolution Stalks The Streets, While The Shadow Of A New One Threatens To Tear Sumer Apart. Spreading Word About This Historical Transgression, Alvar And Mankala Find Themselves Facing New Perils In A City They Can Barely Recognise-one Torn Between Old Fears And New Desires, While Caught In A Deadly Power Struggle. But Soon, They Will Know That The Crossing Of The Wall Has Consequences Not Just For The City, But For The World.