Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City is the first book of the Walled City series, followed by How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It.

Summary
"A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all.

''To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more experience with bridge-building than battles, is a cheat and a liar, and has a serious problem with authority. He is, in other words, perfect for the job."''

Characters

 * Orhan

Places

 * The City
 * Classis

Organizations

 * Robur Empire

Timeline
In the afterword it is dated to 9th Century (calendar unknown) and it is noted to be a 1000 year old document that survived "the sack of Perimadeia" and the destruction of the library of Mezentia (then presumed lost for 600 years), and rediscovered in the "confisaction of the met'Oc" family library.