[intensityxx]

I can't put my finger on the name of this novel put out within the last 3 years, I think a first-time author, but maybe not. There's a planet with angels hanging from chains over a deep chasm or something along those lines. This was not urban fantasy, but a quite well-received sf novel. Dark, very dark. Maybe a one-word title? Help?

[intensityxx]

Got it. I thought of Scar, but that got me tangled up with Mieville's The Scar.

Scar Night (http://www.amazon.com/Scar-Night-Deepgate-Codex-Book/dp/0553589318/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268357238&sr=8-2), by Alan Campbell.

[savs165]

Whoa! Never heard of this, but it sounds awesome. I just might have to pick it up this weekend if I can find it.

[KatG]

It's not a science fiction novel, Intensity, it's an alternate world fantasy novel. And a very good one. There's at least one sequel to it.

[intensityxx]

My mistake, KatG, thanks for setting me straight. Terms in the reviews like "multiverse of time paradoxes" left me with an sf impression.

The sequels look less popular, however.

[Ash]

There are two more books in the sequence

Iron Angel and The God of Clocks.

I have read all three and the first is the best. The next two are highly inventive but lack control.

[Beleg]

aye, it's definitely an alternate world fantasy and a fairly dense, unreadable one at that.