Black Powder, Black Heart: A Dark Flintlock Fantasy Novel (The Sendyne Flintlock Fantasy Chronicles Book 1)

Other heretical religions, such as that of the Planetesians, were hunted down more ferociously than ever, yet some still remain. Though the political leaders of the West are forbidden from consulting and sheltering with such dissidents, they might be the only key to understanding new planetary developments-- developments that could usher in a whole new multitude of powers and problems.

Karina Von Oceanskimmer is one of the few women lucky enough to land a job as secretary to Primary Marshal Jerovius Cathus. Her darker skin, curious habits, famous last name, and connections to a Prog city are more than enough to draw the suspicions of fellow workers in the Coil, the executive government building that houses Cathus and numerous other bureaucrats under his domain.

Lorelia Garbius, the sister of Zachariah, was once living it up big in a penthouse paid for by her successful lover. The only problem is that his wife found out and threatened to take the matter before the Arch Vestry. Now, Lorelia sinks to new lows. Her and Zach's parents are dead, she is hopelessly addicted to gabbrano and jogga dabar, resorting to selling herself and slumming around the Carcass, an impoverished and crime-ridden cesspool of Ecstasy Bay.

Bertram Vidayo was once a hero of the Sendyne Army, but his actions have landed him a dishonorable discharge and a terrifying sentence in the Ecstasy Bay Prison. Lucky for him, he might just have one friend left in this world, and a few tricks up his sleeve.

War has largely been kept at bay for some time, though Sendya has recently gone through a civil war and a tense peace, but when mysterious meteorites begin to fall in both the East and West, war will erupt with all of the rage and fury that characterized the tumultuous past. Flintlock weapons and gunpowder, new technologies, political intrigue, forbidden loves, brutal warfare, dark secrets, mysterious agents, and much more await...

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