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The Heretical Dark
Paperback
Publisher: William Zimmerman
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 570
Weight: 1.66
Height: 1.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dark, gritty, and gripping
Having power is not the same thing as having control. This Aethan knows. Within him is a door to a power greater than all the black powder in the Mareshal's legions. He once dreamed of using it to be a hero, to save his people from the Dominion's tyranny, but all it gave him was death.
It is the power that destroyed the Amaranthine Empire. It is the power that the inquisition denies. It is the power that Carlotte's sister brought back from the mountains, and it is the power that killed her. Aethan's days of heroics are behind him. Now he just wants peace, but Carlotte will not let the past lie. She will never accept ignorance. She will cast a light onto the dark.
Dark Flintlock Fantasy!
Aethan is a man who wields an ancient and dark power. He wanted to be a Hero, but all he did was kill the people he loved. Now he just wants his fifty pounds of gold so he can fade into the countryside and never hurt anyone again.
Carlotte is an aristocrat and a scientist, and she knows that God has great plans for her. That ancient magic killed her sister, and now Carlotte is driven to uncover its secrets.
Saara was born in the gutter, but she dreams of greater things. She will rise to the top of Ryker society even if she has to sacrifice her family to get there. She has bound herself to Carlotte, and by Carlotte's lead she will rise or she will fall.
Erika is a girl who wants the world to see her as she was meant to be, not as she is. There is a terrible accident. Now she has blood on her hands, and she must crawl into the identity of another woman to survive.
It is heretical to even speak of magic in the Ryker Dominion, but Carlotte will not be cowed. She will uncover it's secrets and she will understand.
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