Paden City has been shut away from the world for generations. Mysteries within and without the domed sanctuary begin to unravel while a growing threat looms over everyone who calls it home. After the execution of the City's most notorious crime lord, unintended consequences begin to ripple outward from the crime-riddled Cloud District to the upper echelons of power along stately Aurthur Avenue.
In the dregs of the city, the determined investigator Nereya's sense of justice turns the criminal underworld into a powder keg. She is forced out of the only life she's ever known, but her new assignment offers her unique resources to expose the drug-running crime syndicate that has haunted her career and her life. However, her stoic individualism creates as many problems as it does opportunities.
Far removed from Paden City, Aeric seems destined for a life of war, though his heart longs for peace with his family. To save his sister's life, he embarks on a journey that thrusts him into unwanted leadership and a duty he cannot refuse. His newfound power gives him the edge he needs to protect his clan at a dark cost, and spurs him to find–or make–a better life for his people in the face of the unknown.
As readers shadow the steps of this cast of characters and how they are connected, they will begin to see that Paden City is only the beginning of an epic adventure in a world bigger, more colorful, and more perilous than it appears.
