City Of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

In a world where gods once walked among humans, the city of Bulikov stands as a shadow of its former glory, its divine beings vanquished and their miraculous feats erased from history. The once-powerful city, now subjugated and stripped of its cultural identity, serves as the backdrop for a complex tale of political intrigue and murder. When a historian is found dead, a shrewd intelligence operative arrives to investigate the killing, only to find herself entangled in a web of conspiracies, secrets, and an emerging threat that could reignite an age of miracles and chaos. As she delves deeper into the city's forbidden history, she confronts the true nature and potential resurgence of the divine powers that once dominated the world. The 11024th greatest book of all time