From the introduction:
Mysterious fires in remote areas herald the emergence of locales long thought lost: mountains springing up over night, condemned buildings squeezing into spaces where none could have possibly fit. And in the dark corners of the world, things are waking up after centuries of sleeping like the dead. But the things that go bump in the night are not the only danger here. Human groups of all stripes are taking notice of the changes. Old orders are reforming and new ones are discovering paths to power. Some supplicate to monsters, committing terrific crimes for token rewards. Others dare to take from the ancients, becoming ravenous beasts with a delicate veneer of civility. There is conspiracy on every street corner, and bloody murder in every alley.