The Mourning Midnight
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Last published Sun, Jan 1, 2023
A sheriff deep in debt is murdered in his own station. The local town doctor and alchemist investigate, but are forced to enlist the assistance of their former captain. The patriarch of the Shadowkin people, Captain Link Wolfe. On board his steam and aether powered airship they set a course to rekindle old friendships, stoke ancient rivalries, and possibly topple an empire.
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