by Hal Duncan
First published 2006
The year is 2017. Angels and demons walk among humans, but they are no longer what they once were. These beings, called unkin, were transformed by an ancient code that rewrites reality itself. They search for The Book of All Hours, a legendary tome that holds the blueprint for all existence. The book lies hidden somewhere in the Vellum, an infinite realm where our world exists as nothing more than a surface scratch. War approaches in the Vellum. The unkin gather their forces while a fallen angel and a renegade devil prepare to end their eternal conflict. In this place where time collapses, past and present merge with ancient worlds and forgotten myths. The search for the book will ignite a fire that threatens to consume everything. Reality hangs in the balance as these former humans battle over the power to reshape existence itself.
Genres: science-fiction, fantasy, epic, alternate-history
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, epic-quest
Setting: Vellum
Period: 2017
Kindle Edition · Del Rey