Dust and sand. Gray asphalt and, to match it, a film covering the sky. The dim blot of the sun hanging above the spires of towers thrusting upward. And the City—the last stronghold of a world that has fallen into oblivion.
Mark Lom is a trainee in the Control Service, an organization called upon to protect the townspeople from the creatures of Chaos, warlocks, and spawn of the void that come from beyond the fence. But what will he do when one day he comes face to face with the underside of this world? Will he manage to remain human in spite of circumstances, or will he vanish, becoming a pawn in someone else’s game?