My pen won't remember you.
But my blade certainly will.
All Khalani Kanes has ever known is survival. She escaped the world's deadliest prison and is one of the few people alive to have ever walked beneath the sun. But now, death has her in his grasp, and her luck has finally run out.
The man she loves no longer remembers her, and he's intent on one thing. Killing her.
To live another day, Khalani will need more than sharpened knives and sheer willpower. She must get close to her brutal enemy and find a way to save him before he destroys them both. But as dark forces close in and impossible truths come to light, Khalani begins to question whether she can even trust her own mind.
Their path will lead them back to where everything began. Apollo. To face what's coming, she must create brutal alliances, undergo ruthless training, and hold onto a love forged through both blood and pain. But even if she reaches the underground city with her throat unscathed, Khalani will be left with one agonizing question.
After learning the truth... will she still want to survive?
Beneath the sun, only those ablaze will remain.
The series
Beneath the city of Apollo, a world of shadows and secrets awaits in Us Dark Few. In this darkly imagined speculative fiction series, survival is never guaranteed, and freedom is a dangerous luxury. The story follows Khalani Kanes, a young woman condemned to life in Braderhelm Prison for a crime she did not commit, as she navigates a labyrinth of oppression, hidden alliances, and the raw edges of human resilience.
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Alexis Patton crafts a universe where every corner pulses with tension, and the line between friend and foe is blurred. Her meticulous world-building immerses readers in the subterranean city’s claustrophobic corridors, while her characters grapple with identity, trust, and the cost of defiance. Themes of survival, resistance, and self-discovery thread through each page, making the series both suspenseful and deeply human.
For readers drawn to rich, atmospheric storytelling that combines emotional depth with thrilling stakes, Us Dark Few offers a journey into a shadowed world that lingers long after the final page.
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