The novel follows Doctor Adoulla Makhslood and his companions as they battle a supernatural threat. Adulla is a nearly-retired "ghul hunter"; ghuls are sort of golem-y zombie things raised by evil magicians. Joining him are a sword-wielding dervish, a shape-changer, and an eldery alchemist/mage couple.
We had a fun discussion, with a lot of comparison to other fantasy works in the same vein, some critiques of tropey-ness, discussion of "gaming dynamics" for lack of a better term, and a really great list of books for next time. There may be SPOILERS BELOW:
