The Tether and the Blade

Oasis Bren was ten years old when the world ended in a chorus of sirens. Now, she is the "Maid of twice-ten summers," a scavenger living on the edge of a blade. According to a forgotten prophecy, she is the only light left in a world of permanent gloom-the spirit of fire destined to tame the dark.

But Oasis doesn't want to save the world; she just wants to survive the night.

Locked away for two millennia, Torin is the last of the royal blood. He is the shadow in the window, the King of the bloodsuckers, watching the girl with the iron heart from his crumbling throne. As his half-mortal brother Finnick threatens to turn the city into a slaughterhouse, Torin must find his "Tether" before the darkness consumes everything.

One is the weapon. The other is the weight. Together, they are the only thing standing between humanity and the end of the sun.

In a city where your own front door is your only shield, how long can you stay silent?