Chronicles Of The First Dawn

Arcopolis was built to save humanity.

At least, that is what the Watchers want everyone to believe.

Beneath the city's artificial sky, Sariel survives in the Lower Tiers by scavenging broken technology and keeping his head down. But something has always followed him: strange dreams, unseen guardians, and a voice that seems to know his name.

When an ancient relic awakens at his touch, Sariel becomes the target of beings who have ruled humanity for generations. They call him the Key-a living weapon capable of opening a path back to the heavens... or condemning the world to ruin.

As surveillance closes in and the city's hidden resistance begins to rise, Sariel is drawn to Ivara, a dangerous stranger who knows far more about his past than she should. But every answer leads to another lie, and beneath the throne of the Watchers, something ancient is waiting to be released.