In the fractured city of Sprawl, love is immortal—but art is war.
Sorren, a gifted young artist, cracks the code of living expression, creating masterpieces that move, breathe, and feel. But his work holds more than brilliance—it possesses the soul of Anabelle, the lover whose loss unrelentingly haunts him. When his sentient collection is stolen, it sparks The House War: a brutal conflict fought not on battlefields with bombs, but with art heists led by hired guns and private armies.
Welcome to Sprawl—a gleaming, chaotic megacity where American sovereignty is fractured and foreign superpowers rule by proxy. Cultural institutions known as “Houses” masquerade as museums, but in truth, they are nation-backed citadels of influence, displaying stolen art as trophies of dominance. In Sprawl, beauty is weaponized, and the rule of law is only a suggestion.
To reclaim what was his—and what still could be—Sorren must descend into an underworld of betrayal, espionage, and near-impossible heists. Each piece he recovers brings him closer to spending one more moment with Anabelle… and deeper into a conspiracy that could shatter the Houses’ grip on the city—and reshape the global balance of power.
A tale of unrelenting ambition, transcendent love, and the war over who gets to own beauty in a world on the brink of meaningless oblivion.
