For tattoo artist Jason Thorne, reality is starting to fray at the edges. It begins with his grandfather's mysterious journal, but soon the entire city is gripped by a strange events, and whispers of dark power echo only in his mind. He's not going crazy; he's waking up to a hidden war.

When a creature from a nightmare claws through the wall of his parlor, Jason discovers his ink can do more than just stain skin-it can rewrite reality itself.

Jason must now embrace a terrifying lineage to become the guardian he was born to be. Because the city's darkness has a name, and it now knows his.

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