The Fallen

In this world, science and electricity are in favor—science has replaced religion, and magic is the lot of a small number of outcasts. But the boundary between reality and the underworld is extremely thin there, and even the adepts of scientific knowledge can barely hold back the onslaught of infernal creatures. Electricity is stronger than magic—but it isn’t all-powerful.

Former detective-constable of the metropolis’s police, Leopold Orso, is a nobleman. From his ancestors he inherited a grim talent for turning other people’s fears and phobias into something real through the power of imagination. Coping with his own nightmares turned out to be far from simple, and once Leopold finally freed himself from them, someone cunning and powerful drew him into a dangerous game where a puppet cannot be distinguished from the puppeteer. There is no prize in store—defeat will mean falling into the abysses of hell. Run? Alas, the trap is woven too skillfully…