The novel begins with the sound of the tolling bell of the Kathurian across the City of Ov. Simon Paternoster and Zoë Trouvères take their respective places on opposite sides of the city.
The City of Ov
The Kathurian bell
The evening toll
Time hangs in the balance
Paternoster’s home
Simon’s flat
On the WhiteRead Rd.
Minotaur moon
At the single point
Where Zoë lives
Zoë’s in her garden
