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Gloria Fidelis: A Steampunk Fantasy
http://gloria-fidelis.lunaticpress.net
Gloria Fidelis: Sic Transit Vera Mundi is a steampunk fantasy webnovel set in an alternate Earth.
What is a webnovel, you might ask? It's basically a serialized story; several times throughout the week, I post a new chapter of the story, about the equivalent of 3 to 5 pages of a print novel. The principle is somewhat similar to a webcomic, but with words instead of pictures.
Plot Synopsis:
It is an age of steam and sorcery; magical study is faltering in the face of a limited supply of arcanum, a rare mineral that makes magic possible, and steam technology is on the rise. The world is faced with environmental problems posed by the Ink, a quasi-sentient, and very evil, byproduct of arcanum consumption. When Milagros Disraeli, a corrupt politician, tries to use the Ink to resurrect a long-dead entity, Charlemagne d'Etiene, the daughter of a rival politician, is dragged into Disraeli's plot. Can Charlemagne and her allies stop Disraeli before it's too late? Only time will tell.
I hope you'll check out Gloria Fidelis, and if you like it, be sure to let me know. I'd love to hear from my readers!
Recent Posts
Chapter 29: Mother and Child
Padget took Charlemagne’s hand and tied a length of black cord around her wrist, from which hung the tiny vial he had filled earlier. The vial was warm to the touch, which surprised her. Charlemagne blinked at it, uncomprehending, and looked to...
Chapter 28: Ink Trees
“Charlemagne. Charlemagne!” Charlemagne opened her eyes, disoriented and trying to remember what had happened; memory of the apparition’s claws sinking into her flesh flooded her mind, and she yelped, thrashing her arms to get away from it....
Chapter 27: Freedom and Shadows
“Professor. Professor!” Charlemagne said, grabbing Padget by the arms and shaking him. The man’s eyes, frantic behind his glasses, flicked over to her, but he calmed down slightly. “Doctor, where are we? We have to get out of here,” Cha...
Chapter 26: Tracery
The girl writhed against her shackles, her sweat-brushed body glistening in the rainbowed light; pained whimpers mewled from behind her painted mask. The sounds were beautiful, Rouge thought. He sat next to the kneeling girl, reclining in a wooden ch...
Chapter 25: Shattered Refuge
Something was crawling in through the window, something oozing and black, like a pool of oil that had somehow stumbled upon the idea of walking around on legs. It oozed past the broken shards of glass, and the shards passed through it easily, seeming...
Chapter 24: The Source of Magic
At seven o’clock, Charlemagne and Hatch joined Padget and Maddy at the little kitchen table; Padget served a meal of pasta with a creamy white sauce, with toast and cups of hot tea. Charlemagne ate quietly, listening to the idle chatter of the ...
