Rob Stokes is an unremarkable twenty-one year old. He has a routine job, does ordinary things and tonight is going to a party hosted by his best friend. He's hoping for a good time.In a short time his world will be changed forever as he becomes hunted by both a demonic assassin and a secret society trying to defend the earth from the forces of both Heaven and Hell.Rob has a destiny to become a Key; one of a handful of guardians created to protect mankind and in doing so he will become more powerful than he ever imagined but only if he can survive the night...Gothic is Steve Hester's debut novel and the first in a series.