The Ember Keys of Alta-tay

by Celeste Colt

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Leyla-tay knows every forgotten tunnel, rusted fire escape, and subterranean gate beneath the sprawling metropolis of Alta-tay. By day, she maintains the city's decaying locks; by night, she protects her family's failing subterranean restaurant from developers. When sharp-suited corporate consultant Ozan-bek is sent to find the physical flaws needed to shut the restaurant down, their clash ignites a dangerous game of cat and mouse through the city's hidden core. But beneath the concrete lies the truth of a catastrophic explosion that wrongfully imprisoned Leyla-tay’s father. To expose the real culprits, the gatekeeper and the closer must navigate the deadly back-alleys of the past and the present, before the city they both love crumbles on top of them.

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Table of contents

15 ChaptersRSS
Chapter NameRelease Date
1. The Brass Gate Shut
2. Heat and Friction
3. Within Ninety Seconds
4. Ten Years Gone
5. Forty-Five Minutes
6. The Frame Drops
7. The Conduit Key
8. Load and Lever
9. Soot and Lime
10. Terms of Engagement
11. The Slipped Keystone
12. Navigating the Deep
13. Siphon and Sump
14. Echoes of the Ember
15. The Bedrock Spine

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