The Labyrinth's Archivist: A Broken Cities Novella

Azalea’s family are the Archivists - the ones who make the maps and tell the tales of those who walk between the worlds. She is the blind daughter, unable to be part of her family’s legacy. Until it falls to her to save it all.Her family captures information on all of the byways, passages and secrets of the Labyrinth, and those who travel it. Gifted with a perfect memory, Azalea can recall every story she ever heard from the walkers between worlds. She remembers every trick to opening stubborn gates, and the dangers and delights of hundreds of worlds. She will need them all.The Archivist’s “Residence” is a waystation among worlds. It is safe, comfortable and with all food and amenities provided. In exchange, of course, for stories of their adventures and information about the Labyrinth, which will then be transcribed for posterity and added to the Great Archive. But now, someone has come to the Residence and is murdering Archivists; using strange and unusual poisons from unique worlds whose histories are lost in the darkest, dustiest corners of the Great Archive. As Archivists die, one by one, Azalea is in a race to find out who the killer is and why they are killing the Archivists, before they decide she is too big a threat to leave alive.