Machina Ex Deo
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Last published Wed, Apr 29, 2015
Six months have passed since the death of Sindri, mastermind of the human resistance. The Resistance is dwindling and on the cusp of elimination by the implacable Order and its Augmented allies. When a series of raids against the diminished Resistance fails, survivors claim the rebirth of the Order’s greatest enemy, and all eyes turn on William Sterling, the slayer of Sindri and supreme hero of the Order.
But Sterling seems oblivious to this scrutiny, instead nursing a deeper, darker secret that will change the course of the fight against the Resistance forever. As deals are struck in the dark and the witch hunt continues, Sterling is locked in a race against time to achieve his goals before his past catches up with him with deadly results. As rumors surface of Sindri's survival, Sterling must fight the ghost he created of the man he destroyed...
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