SCAR NIGHT

Suspended by chains over a seemingly bottomless abyss, the ancient cityof Deepgate is home to a young angel, an assassin, and a psychoticmurderer hungry for revenge--or redemption. But soon a shocking betrayalwill unite all three in a desperate quest.... The last of his line, Dillis descended from legendary Battle-archons who once defended the city.Forbidden to fly and untrained even to wield the great sword inheritedfrom his forebears, he has become a figurehead for a dying tradition. Nowhe lives a sheltered existence in one of Deepgate's crumbling templespires under the watchful eye of the Presbyter who rules the city. Spineassassin Rachel Hael has better things to do than oversee the Presbyter'sangel. 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 traitorbrings enemies to Deepgate's doorstep, Dill and Rachel are forced into anuneasy alliance with the city's oldest and most dangerous foe. They mustjourney down into the uncharted chasm to save their sprawlingmetropolis--and themselves--from annihilation. Once they descend however,they learn that what lies below is far more sinister than what they'vebeen taught to expect. From the Hardcover edition.