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The Asphyxiator: A Savage Peace Novel of the Bloodsong Vesperthorn Convergence: The Shadowed Edition (The Mag-White Gradient)
Paperback
Series: The Black Hole Sun Sagas, Book 1
Publisher Price: $23.99
Publisher: Dykes & Ravenwing Publications
Published: Jul 31 2026
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.16
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
THE SHADOWED EDITION The raw text edition of The Asphyxiator, stripped of interior illustrations and bound in two distinct elemental currents.
- The Ozone Blue Gradiant features the explicit, high-voltage perspective of Ravyn's current.
- The Mag-White Gradient features the clean, discreet design of Santiago's magnesium current.
(You are currently viewing the Mag-White Gradient. The interior text remains identical across both editions.)
In the sprawling, dystopian city of the Noble Halo, the Northern Gate State Prison is where the irredeemable are sent to rot, .
Ravyn Benson just took a job as a guard in the facility's most dangerous sector-the Blackwood Annex-hoping to stay invisible and bury her past. But hiding is impossible when you catch the eye of the Apex Predator.
Santiago Mendoza is a feral, magnesium-white storm of a man. Dubbed The Asphyxiator and convicted of seventeen brutal murders, he rules the cages and underground mines with an iron fist and a lethal Aether current. He is dangerous, territorial, and the moment Ravyn steps into his block, he marks her. He calls her Veneno-his poison-drawing her into a high-voltage game of obsession and control.
But as an undeniable, electric resonance sparks between the guard and the inmate, Ravyn uncovers a terrifying conspiracy hidden in the prison's restricted files. Chief Overseer Tom Mateo is guarding a sinister agenda, and the monster Ravyn was hired to watch might just be the only innocent man in the Annex.
Caught between a corrupt system that wants to weaponize her and a primal protector who would tear the Noble Halo apart to keep her safe, Ravyn must make a choice: uphold the law, or become the fuse that burns the Northern Gate to ash.
When the sinister decay known as the Rot begins to spread through the sectors, it becomes clear that taking down the prison is only the beginning. To wage war against the Syndicate and finally bring order to the chaos, they will need an alliance. And help is already bleeding through the gates-Caspian and Olivia are bringing their own shadows to the city, ready to tear the elite's world apart from the inside out.
The Asphyxiator is a gritty, high-stakes dark fantasy romance set within the Savage Peace Universe and bound directly to the Bloodsong Vesperthorn Convergence. Featuring heavy psychological elements, dual-realm storytelling undertones, forced proximity, and an unapologetic antihero, this book contains explicit content and dark themes. It is strictly intended for an audience aged 18+.
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