false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176463598m/627204.jpg 627204 8 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....<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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. 2128357 book 2006 Scar Night (Deepgate Codex, #1) total:427|5:71|4:128|3:159|2:56|1:13| 427 1469 761 91 3 1 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 06:00:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 16:40:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 02 07:44:51 -0700 2007 Tue May 27 11:30:55 -0700 2008 Alan Campbell - best known for his "involvement" in designing the popular game Grand Theft Auto - spent ten years, on and off, working on his debut novel Scar Night, the first book in the Deepgate Codex. For fans of "steampunk" fantasy writer China Mieville (Perdi...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Nov 25 17:08:35 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 17:10:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 08:03:27 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 08:07:56 -0800 2009
The city of deepgate hangs suspended over a deep chasm by 99 chains . Legend says that at the bottom of this chasm lies the sleeping god ulcis, gathering a army of souls to take back the heaven that he and his followers were cast out of. Though not is all that it seems with th...more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:16:14 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:30:38 -0700 2009
The story focuses on a big, victorian era esque city which is hanging in a big abyss, by chains. The thre main characters are Dill, the last in along line of angles who are patrons of the church. Rach...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 07:34:49 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 07:44:06 -0700 2009 Scar Night because of its cover (I know, what a sin). But how could I resist a dark angel rising in front of a moon, AND Publisher's Weekly's claim that Campbell writes like Neil Gaiman. "That's a lot to live up to," I thought.

Campbell doesn't write like N...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 16:15:32 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 15:51:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:41:38 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:41:38 -0800 2009 Scottish author Alan Campbell was previously a software designer best known for bringing to life the controversial Grand Theft Auto series. Scar Night, more than a decade in the making and the opening salvo in The Deepgate Codex trilogy, has tongues wagging in sci-fi/fantasy circles. The novel evoke...

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...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 22:24:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 21:32:27 -0700 2009 Scar Night, Alan Campbell occasionally manages to create pockets of drama and suspense, but he fails to sustain this atmosphere for the duration of the book.

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