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Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Alan Campbell - Scar Night (The Deepgate Codex) |
I've been hearing good things about this book and new author for awhile now, so decided to give them a try. The novel Scar Night, while technically the first book in a series called The Deepgate Codex, is a complete story on its own (or at least I think it is), and could be read as a stand alone novel. So that is good news right there if you want to try this author. Campbell got me right from the prologue, where he has a psychotic angel battling against what sounds like a small army of assassins sent by the church. And he kept my attention throughout the rest of the book. Deepgate is a major city suspended over an abyss by massive chains. Yes, that makes it a unique and dangerous setting. Deepgate is built there because a god lives down in that abyss - the city is dominated by the church belonging to that god. The church has angel warriors, a cadre of assassins, air ships (which sound like zeppelins), an army, and a huge poison department that cooks up nasty bio weapons. There is periodic warfare with the barbarians who live out in the world, and worship a goddess who is an enemy of the god of Deepgate. The three main characters are a 16 year old male angel named Dill, a female church assassin named Rachel Hael (who is a true badass), and Mr. Nettle, the father of a murdered girl named Abigail. Together they face terrible challenges that will threaten the city, and perhaps the entire world. |
Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Alan Campbell - Scar Night (The Deepgate Codex) |
I just wanted to post to say that this series is now complete as a trillogy: Scar Night The Iron Angel God of Clocks with an extra "prequel" novella called Lye Street |
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