Bastian Silver's mother spent her life hiding him from Heaven. Now she's dead-and Hell has come to claim what it lost. Lured to an isolated church by a mysterious letter, Bastian expects answers about his mother's secrets. Instead, he is sacrificed by the people sworn to protect him and awakens in a kingdom of ash beneath the gaze of Lucifer himself. But the Devil doesn't look at Bastian like a stranger.
He looks at him like someone he has loved-and lost-across countless lifetimes. As buried memories awaken, Bastian discovers that his soul once belonged to something older than Heaven, something powerful enough to frighten God. Lucifer has spent centuries searching for every reincarnation of the man torn from him, leaving broken worlds in his wake. Now Bastian has returned, and all of creation is preparing for war.
With Heaven determined to destroy him, an ancient hunger rising beneath Hell, and a force beyond creation tearing through reality, Bastian must decide whether Lucifer's devotion is another kind of prison-or the love he has chosen in every lifetime. Because the Devil would burn creation to keep his beloved. This time, Bastian may let him.
Bastian Silver's mother spent her life hiding him from Heaven. Now she's dead-and Hell has come to claim what it lost. Lured to an isolated church by a mysterious letter, Bastian expects answers about his mother's secrets. Instead, he is sacrificed by the people sworn to protect him and awakens in a kingdom of ash beneath the gaze of Lucifer himself. But the Devil doesn't look at Bastian like a stranger.
He looks at him like someone he has loved-and lost-across countless lifetimes. As buried memories awaken, Bastian discovers that his soul once belonged to something older than Heaven, something powerful enough to frighten God. Lucifer has spent centuries searching for every reincarnation of the man torn from him, leaving broken worlds in his wake. Now Bastian has returned, and all of creation is preparing for war.
With Heaven determined to destroy him, an ancient hunger rising beneath Hell, and a force beyond creation tearing through reality, Bastian must decide whether Lucifer's devotion is another kind of prison-or the love he has chosen in every lifetime. Because the Devil would burn creation to keep his beloved. This time, Bastian may let him.