A fantasy tale of a father and the monstrous city in which his children may disappear forever Mercenary general Shard Harken has spent his life on battlefields for other people, but now he fights for himself. When his children are kidnapped, he is forced into the deadly courts and halls of Peak, the greatest and richest city in the Fallen Quarter. Within its 100 floors, thousands struggle for survival and for wealth, all hoping to leave the dark low...