by NathanBaker
First, the new reality whispered his name: Hugo. Then it gave him a title: Suvarètt. Yesterday, he was just a sarcastic engineer from Nantes, trying to put his life back together. Now a mysterious brand has been seared into his shoulder, marking him as an Outworlder in a dangerous, complex world he knows nothing about. No one speaks his language. No one offers answers. Yet the brand on his shoulder has already decided how the world sees him: as prey, as ruler, or as something far worse. In a harsh realm where industrial machinery coexists with magic, Hugo must learn to live anew. Mysterious music follows him, and something keeps knocking behind the mirrors. But the pressure of the title makes it harder to remain the man he once was. “And why did that Imperial call me the Fiend?” Immitant: Volume I — Sigilbearer is now available on Amazon Kindle! The full novel has moved to Amazon. The Prologue and first two chapters remain available here for free.Read the full novel on Amazon
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Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
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