2020/141: Cage of Souls -- Adrian Tchaikovsky

2020/141: Cage of Souls -- Adrian Tchaikovsky

“The sun may be a million years in dying, but we will not live to see its end. We are the last remains of a once-great people and we do not look into the sky because we have no wish, now, to see what the future holds. We study the past, instead, and make up stories about how things used to be.
[loc. 988]

This is the narrative of Stefan Advani, convicted of inciting revolution in humanity's last city, Shadrapur. ( no major spoilers )