Black Powder, Black Heart: A Dark Flintlock Fantasy Novel

Zachariah Garbiushas seen and done terrible things during his time with the Sendyne Army. However, he awakens to find himself in a new kind of hell. Trapped in a foreign land, chained to a chair, he learns that he is now the prisoner of some mysterious, bespectacled captor, but why?Several centuries ago, General Rotilla Voxinus and his allies saved their world from the evil despots running the Sendyne Empire, and the demonic Vannunkye race that those deviants served. The old, false gods were put away in favor of the martyred Messiah, and now the nation states of the West largely serve the Arch Vestry, the church devoted to the religion of the Messiah's Couriers.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 Oceanskimmeris one of the few women lucky enough to land a job as secretary toPrimary 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 Vidayowas once a hero of the Sendyne Army, but his actions have landed him a dishonorable discharge and a terrifying sentence in the Ecstasy Bay