Twisting Stagnation
EdgarMalboeuf
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  • Reads 5,221
  • Votes 327
  • Parts 30
  • Time 6h 1m
EdgarMalboeuf
Ongoing, First published Jan 11, 2014
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The Dreamer wanted revenge. His father didn't bow to the corruption until the corruption took his life. 
    
    The Planner wanted them gone. A rising star, a budding career, taken from him out of sheer greed and conniving.
    
    The Executor wanted attention. A life turned bad at the hands of cruel, ambitious men.
    
    Three rise from the pools of ash in the city of steam. Three rise to meet the challenge of removing corruption, spurred on by a mysterious, unknown benefactor whose hand sinks deep into Erbain's hierarchy. 
    
    They face a dilemma: how much is a utopian future worth if one must abandon all semblance of morality, and become the very thing they despise?
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The Emperor's Edge 2: Dark Currents

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It's been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor's life. The problem? Nobody knows they were responsible for this good deed. Worse, they're being blamed for the entire scheme. With enforcers and bounty hunters stalking them, and the emperor nursing a personal hatred for Sicarius, it's going to be hard to earn exoneration. When Amaranthe's team discovers mutilated bodies in the city aqueducts and a mysterious illness incapacitates thousands of citizens, she and Sicarius see an opportunity to solve the mystery and prove their loyalty. But they'll have to defeat vengeful shamans, man-eating predators, and deadly mechanical constructs, all while dodging imperial soldiers who would rather kill them than accept their help. Nobody said exoneration would be easy. The Emperor's Edge Series Reading Order: The Emperor's Edge (Book 1) Dark Currents (Book 2) Deadly Games (Book 3) Conspiracy (Book 4) Blood and Betrayal (Book 5) Forged in Blood I (Book 6) Forged in Blood II (Final Book) The books are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, and iTunes.

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