Silver, Brass and Fire (Vol 1)

In an age of steam, smoke, and collapsing empires, Alaric van Aerden—a displaced aristocrat from the Orient hiding behind a foreign name—sails the seas as a privateer aboard the Royale Nocturne, a hybrid trimaran-clipper engineered for impossible speed and terrifying broadside power. Haunted by the fall of his homeland and bound by a code only he truly understands, Alaric navigates a world where loyalty is currency and morality bends under the weight of survival. Beside him stands Mila Weiss, a deadly assassin shaped by a secret order. Cold, mechanical, and precise, she moves like clockwork until Alaric teaches her something her handlers never intended: choice. Their bond becomes a dangerous equilibrium of philosophy, discipline, and desire. As the Nocturne roams between war-torn nations, corrupt fleets, and shadow markets, Alaric gathers a crew of exiles, soldiers, monsters, and misfits—each bound to him not by patriotism, but by the strange gravity of his will. Every voyage drags him deeper into political conspiracies, forbidden technologies, and the ghosts of the empire he once served. But power has consequences.Enemies rise from governments, syndicates, and the underworld alike. Old loyalties fracture. A greater conflict brews—one that threatens to pull Alaric, his brother Darian, and the entire Nocturne cadre into a war far larger than piracy or pride. In the end, Silver, Brass and Fire is not just a tale of ships and battles—it’s a story about identity, control, and the cost of carving a place in a world determined to erase you. A world where silver can deceive, brass can kill, and fire—whether from engines or gunpowder—always demands payment.