Death's Avatar (The Descent Series) (11 page)

Finally, they came back. I didn’t have time
to react to the first prick before my world went black.

Glossary

aspis
: Greek for “shield.” A witch bound to
the service of a kopis as his protector.

centuria
: A term historically used by the
Roman army to indicate units of 100 men. Also called a
“century.”

Earth-bound
: Demons that were born in Hell
but have lived so long on Earth that they could no longer survive
on the infernal planes.

Gray
: Entities with mixed human/demon
heritage. There are also Gray with angelic parentage, although they
are much less common.

hellborn
: Demons that were bred and live in
Hell.

kopis
: Greek for “sword.” Also indicates a
human imbued with better-than-average strength, an extrasensory
perception of supernatural creatures, and the responsibility of
policing relations between Heaven, Hell, and Earth.

undercity
: Demonic settlements on Earth,
usually positioned beneath human cities.

Warrens
: The undercity and tunnel system
built from mines beneath California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Table of
Contents

Part 1: The Clock
One
Two

Part 2: Falconer

Part 3: Pillars of Flame
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven

Part 4: Stone Blade
Eight

Nine
Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Part 5: Sunrise

About the Author

Excerpt from DEATH’S HAND

Excerpt from DREAMS OF GRAY

Glossary