“The City Without Saints” — Cover Reveal, Blurb & Pre-Order Announcement

It’s official.

After years of crafting this world, I’m thrilled to announce that my debut novel — The City Without Saints: The Orphan Boy — is now available for pre-order.

Set in a lawless island empire where power rules and innocence is a luxury, this story is a journey into the shadows of a city that has forgotten what it means to be human. And at the heart of it all stands Gael — an orphan boy with no past, no future, and a present built on violence.

The Blurb

The City Without Saints

Book One: The Orphan Boy

There is a city where sin is the only law.

Built on an island and ruled by two rival powers—one hidden behind luxury, the other behind fear—Ascalon is the criminal capital of the world. A place of masked kings, bloodstained wealth, and desires that bend every moral compass. No government, No police. No rules. Only anarchy.

They brought him there to fight.

Gael is just an orphan from the quiet hills of the mainland. A boy with no future, no past worth remembering—just fists, instincts, and something broken burning inside him. He was supposed to be another pawn. Another ghost. Instead, he becomes something more.

In a city where devils wear angel’s smiles, and demons call themselves family, Gael must navigate a world built on lies, power, and violence. He rises fast—too fast. And as he climbs, the boy who never belonged begins to matter to people who never cared.

But in Ascalon, nothing is given without a price.And the higher you rise, the farther you fall.

The Orphan Boy is the first chapter in The City Without Saints trilogy—an emotionally charged, noir coming-of-age story about power, identity, and the demons we carry. A tale of survival, love, and the quiet war between who we are and who the world demands we become.

Why This Story?

If you enjoy noir-inspired fiction, complex characters, and a morally gray world built on loyalty, betrayal, and violence, this book was written for you. It’s about power, loss, found family, and the weight of every choice we make — told through the eyes of someone who was never meant to matter.

Launch Date

The book releases on June 1st, 2024, but you can pre-order it now exclusively on Kindle.

If you’ve made it this far — thank you. Whether you’re a longtime friend or just discovering this story for the first time, I’m truly grateful for your time and support. I poured everything I had into this world, and I hope Gael’s journey stays with you long after the final page.

Here’s to the beginning.

– D.S. Coellar