
Paige Mahoney has escaped the colony of Sheol I, but she remains a fugitive in a dystopian London controlled by the Scion security force. She takes refuge within the cutthroat criminal underworld of the Seven Seals, a gang of voyants. Following the death of the Underlooker, the mime-lords and mime-queens gather for a pageant to determine a new leader for the Unnatural Assembly. Paige navigates the brutal internal politics of the Seven Dials while uncovering the identity of a traitor and the true origins of the Rephaim.
Readers of urban fantasy and speculative fiction turn to this book for Its intricate system of clairvoyance and meticulously mapped alternate history of London. They value the technical details of the sensory-based magic and the logistics of a secret society operating under state surveillance. After finishing, the reader understands the structural hierarchies of the clairvoyant syndicate and how individual survival often requires navigating conflicting loyalties between revolutionary ideals and criminal frameworks.
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN