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In a city where magic is a disease, the only cure is a painful, permanent mark. But some secrets are etched too deep to be contained.
In the vertical city of Nenthys, built into the face of a monstrous abyss, the Blight is a death sentence. This parasitic magic infects the mind and body with agonizing pain and terrifying mutations. There is no cure, only treatment: the art of the Scar-Scribes, who channel the corrupt energy into beautiful, brutal tattoos called Sutures. It is a merciful, violent act that saves lives at the cost of eternal marking.
Cassian is the city's finest Scar-Scribe. A man haunted by loss, he believes his art is a necessary evil to manage suffering. But when he is summoned to the opulent Celestial Palace to heal the crown prince, he discovers a truth that will shatter his world. The prince's violent nightmares are not madness-they are visions. Visions of an ancient god, the Sleeper of Nenthys, stirring from its slumber beneath the city foundations.
To uncover the secret, Cassian is forced into an unlikely alliance with Anya, a rebellious Free-Marked thief who embraces the Blight rather than caging it, and Silas, a disgraced Inquisitor who knows the city's darkest history. Together, they descend into the forgotten depths and uncover a terrifying conspiracy centuries in the making:
Nenthys is not a city. It is a prison. The Sutures are not a cure. They are the bars. And the Wardens who rule are willing to sacrifice every last soul to keep their inmate silent.
Faced with an apocalyptic ritual and a queen who will burn the world to save it, Cassian must make an impossible choice. To perform the ultimate Suture, he must become the one thing he has always feared: not a healer who contains pain, but a conduit who unleashes it.
For fans of Brandon Sanderson's intricate magic systems, the grimdark world of The Poppy War, and the haunting beauty of The Name of the Wind, this dark fantasy epic will captivate you from the first page to the last.