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COPPERVEIN

COPPERVEIN

by Candidquill

Sci-fiActionFantasyProgressionSteampunkMultiple Lead CharactersSci-fiAction
Rising Stars:Short story #7
Shadow rank ~74–82 in Sci-fi↓5

Fast-Paced, High-Octane Steam/Bio-punk Fantasy.  In the heart of the Iron Spires, debt decides everything. The Copperveins are Cyborg soldiers owned by the Ministry. They are sent into ruined zones to protect the harvest, reduce what debt they owe, and survive long enough to maybe, one day, be free. Their leader, Silas, runs on a pneumatic heart the Ministry installed with a kill-switch. His crew shares a similar fate: Garrick, who carries grief heavier than his brass frame. Tess, whose sharp mind hides a heart the Ministry couldn't quite engineer out of her. Pip, who hides his wounds behind jokes and a coin that never stops spinning. Together they are broken, indebted, and loyal to each other in ways they'd never admit. Beyond the Spires, the land is changing. The Root. An ancient force, is spreading through territory the Ministry once stripped bare. When the crew uncovers a relic that could disrupt the Ministry's control, it offers something they've never had before: leverage against the system that owns them. But claiming it means choosing sides in a war between iron and earth, between a future built on progress and one reclaimed by something older than industry. Caught between the authority of the Iron Spires and the advancing Root, Silas and his crew must decide whether they are just gears in a machine, or the force that finally breaks it. Takes place a century before Silver Shadows If you want to have it on an e-Reader, or download them as a token of support, here are the links: Reviews or comments would also mean the world to me! KOBO - COPPERVEIN [Free] GOOGLE PLAY - COPPERVEIN [Free] KINDLE - COPPERVEIN [Free]

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1CHAPTER 1: THE HARVEST0----
2INTERLUDE: THE LAUGHING CIRCUIT 0----
3CHAPTER 3: THE ASCENDER0----
4CHAPTER 4: BLIGHTWARDEN 0----
5CHAPTER 5: THE HEARTH OF THE TYRANT0----
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CHAPTER 6: THE TITAN'S WAKE
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7INTERLUDE: THE MUSIC BOX0----
8CHAPTER 7: THE GOLDEN BOY0----
9CHAPTER 8: THE BLUEPRINT0----
10CHAPTER 9: ATTACK ON THE BRASS FORGE0----
11CHAPTER 10: THE ASSEMBLY LINE0----
12CHAPTER 11: THE GREEN LENS0----
13CHAPTER 12: THE RUST-LANDS0----
14CHAPTER 13: THE IRIS GATE0----
15CHAPTER 14: WHAT GROWS IN THE DARK PLACES 0----
16CHAPTER 15: THE VERDANT SANCTUM0----
17CHAPTER 16: HEARTWOOD0----
18CHAPTER 17: THE INTERNAL FRACTURE0----
19CHAPTER 18: THE SOUL0----
20INTERLUDE: THE ZERO VARIABLE0----
21CHAPTER 19: THE VERDANT EDGE0----
22CHAPTER 20: DONE RUNNING0----
23CHAPTER 21: THE SCORCHED EARTH PROTOCOL0----
24CHAPTER 22: THE HOLLOW HEART0----
25CHAPTER 23: THE POISONED WELL0----
26CHAPTER 24: THE MOTHER'S BURDEN0----
27CHAPTER 25: THE LAST BASTION0----
28CHAPTER 26: THE EMERALD SILENCE0----
29INTERLUDE: NATURE'S ENTROPY0----
30CHAPTER 27: THE IDENTITY LOCKDOWN0----
31CHAPTER 28: THE SCRAPPED REBELLION0----
32CHAPTER 29: THE ARCHITECTS ALLIANCE0----
33CHAPTER 30: THE SIEGE OF THE SPIRES0----
34CHAPTER 31: TITAN OF INDUSTRY0----
35CHAPTER 32: THE NEGOTIATION OF THE SOUL0----
36INTERLUDE: THE ORPHAN’S LEDGER0----
37CHAPTER 33: THE CORE0----
38CHAPTER 34: THE NEW DAWN0----
39EPILOGUE: THE FIRST LEAF0----
40Between Forest and Forge0----
41A Note from the Author0----
42CHAPTER 2: THE PRESSURE CHAMBER0----
43SHORT STORY: THE COPPER TAP0----
44SHORT STORY: PENNIES AND LIGHTNING0----
45PROLOGUE & CHAPTER 1: THE CALIBRATION & THE SUMPS0----
46THE PRICE OF REBIRTH0----
47CHAPTER 2: THE PRESSURE CHAMBER0----
48INTERLUDE: THE MUSIC BOX0----
49CHAPTER 6: THE GEOTHERMAL SIPHON0----
50COMING SOON: SILVER SHADOWS0----