As Taro and Elarn's paths converge, it becomes clear that the lives of everyone in Khesh City are at risk-and a common prostitute and an uncommon singer are the city's only chance. To save her own life, she must find and kill a renegade Sidhe. Elarn Reen is a famous musician sent to Khesh City as the unwilling agent of mankind's oldest enemy, the Sidhe. Taro wants to find the killer who ruined his future, but he's struggling just to survive in the brutal Undertow-then an encounter with the Minister sets him on a new course. Taro lived a privileged life with his Angel aunt until a strange man, who bought his body for the night, followed him home and murdered her. Topside, it's extravagant, opulent, luxurious the Undertow is dark, twisted and dangerous. A place where nothing is forbidden, Khesh City is also a democracy, of sorts, policed by the Angels-elite, state-sponsored killers who answer only to their enigmatic master, the Minister. Khesh City floats above the surface of the uninhabitable planet of Vellern. And Taro and Elarn, a common prostitute and an uncommon singer, are Khesh City's only chance. As their paths converge, it becomes clear that the lives of everyone in Khesh City, from the majestic, deadly Angels to the barely-human denizens of the Undertow, are at risk. Though they come from different worlds, Taro and Elarn's fates are linked, their lives apparently forfeit to other people's schemes. To save her own life, she must find and kill her ex-lover, a renegade Sidhe.
Then an encounter with the Minister sets him on a new course, spying for the City his target is a reclusive Angel called Nual.Įlarn Reen is a famous musician, sent to Khesh City as the unwilling agent of mankind's oldest enemy, the Sidhe.
Taro wants to find the killer who ruined his future, but he's struggling just to survive in the brutal world of the Undertow. Taro lived with Malia, his Angel aunt, one of the privileged few, until a strange man bought his body for the night, then followed him home and murdered Malia in cold blood.
Khesh City is a place where nothing is forbidden - but it's also a democracy, of sorts, a democracy by assassination, policed by the Angels, the élite, state-sponsored killers who answer only to the Minister, their enigmatic master. Topside, it's extravagant, opulent, luxurious the Undertow is dark, twisted and dangerous.
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