Scar Night (Deepgate Codex, Book 1)
by By Campbell, Alan
Category: Fiction , Fantasy , General

Suspended by chains over a seemingly bottomless abyss, the ancient city of Deepgate  is home to a young angel, an assassin, and a psychotic murderer hungry for revenge—or  redemption. But soon a shocking betrayal will unite all three in a desperate quest. . . . The last of his line, Dill is descended from legendary Battle-archons who once defended  the city. Forbidden to fly and untrained even to wield the great sword inherited  from his forebears, he has become a figurehead for a dying tradition. Now he lives  a sheltered existence in one of Deepgate’s crumbling temple spires under the watchful  eye of the Presbyter who rules the city. Spine assassin Rachel Hael has better things  to do than oversee the Presbyter’s angel. Each dark moon she must fight for her life  among the city chains, hunting an immortal predator with a taste for blood. But  when a traitor brings enemies to Deepgate’s doorstep, Dill and Rachel are forced  into an uneasy alliance with the city’s oldest and most dangerous foe. They must  journey down into the uncharted chasm to save their sprawling metropolis—and themselves—from  annihilation. Once they descend however, they learn that what lies below is far more  sinister than what they’ve been taught to expect.