Tallow Vow

In the city of Lumen, the sun is a myth. The only light comes from the dead.

Maren is a Chandler. In a world trapped in eternal night, she works the "Rendering Vats," boiling down the bodies of the aristocracy to create the golden "Soul-Candles" that light the palaces of the elite. She is numb, covered in burns, and smells permanently of grease and smoke. To her, a human body is not a vessel of the soul; it is fuel.

Kade is a Snuffer. An elite assassin for the Church, his duty is to "extingui...