Bøger af Shaun O. McCoy

She's got his son. For three fruitless years Cris has wandered through Hell in search of his only child, and now he's finally getting close. Myla, his ex-lover, has taken their son into the failing city of Maylay Beighlay-and she's got allies. At Myla's side is her new lover, an Archdevil, along with his accompanying army of wights and damned soldiers. To retrieve his son, Cris will have to brave the rotting city of Maylay Beighlay and steal his boy out from under the nose of one of Hell's most powerful demons-but that's not even the worst of it. What frightens Cris the most is whether, after three years, his son even wants to be rescued.

Few things test a robot's metal like a nine-to-five. Meet Arty, PA 3025. Life isn't easy for an artificial, particularly for one in a lower income bracket. He's got bills to pay, bullies to avoid, a cat to feed, and a nasty case of Artificial Initiative and Agency Syndrome to keep in his rear view mirror. But he's not alone. Armed with Decker, his cat, Gil, his new friend, and Knickers, his former programmer, Arty is ready to meet the challenges of the brave new world he finds himself in.

His enemies whisper into the ears of his judges. Rotting in a cage, Cris is imprisoned in a city heavily infiltrated by his enemies. Their system of justice demands Cris account for his actions, but even if he can argue well enough to save himself, his bewighted son will surely be put to death. His task, as impossible as it seems, is to convince his captors that a wight should be spared. Or, of course, Cris could burn the whole city to the ground.

Aiden must live! Cris' son has been slowly poisoned over the last three years, and the toxin has rooted itself deeply into the child's soul-so deeply that even infidel medicine isn't strong enough to cure it. But there is still hope. His boy's last chance at salvation lies in a city that fell dark nearly two thousand years ago. It's a place on the very edge of Hell itself. A place called Soulfall.

Hell heals all wounds . . . . . . or at least that's how the saying goes. Mortally wounded or not, Cris is finally safe. Locked away in an abandoned infidel fortress, he lies silently, waiting to heal or die. Inside the compound, Cid and Q hope to begin his infidel training. Outside, his enemies seethe.

His son chose death. Cris has lost his soul, his lover, and now his only son-and yet there are things Hell still wants to take from him. Alone on the banks of the Erebus, Cris must learn what it means to be the father of a monster. Again a slave to Hell, he must decide which parts of himself to compromise and which friends to betray-but he's still too stupid to give up hope. Somehow, some way, he's going to get everything back.