Tides and Towers
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Last published Mon, Jan 20, 2025
In an alternate history ruled by three powerful families, the United States is a nation divided. The elite thrive in opulent towers, while the impoverished masses struggle in the flooded streets below. With railroads fading and airships dominating the skies, the balance of power teeters on the brink.
Jasper De Santos, heir to his family's airship empire, longs for freedom from his father's ambitions. His life changes when he meets Felix, a young revolutionary from Boston's floating slums, on a secret mission of vengeance. Felix blames the De Santos family for his sister's death in their hazardous factories.
As the two grow closer, their forbidden bond is tested by betrayal and rebellion. Tides and Towers is a steampunk tale of love, loyalty, and revolution in a fractured society on the cusp of transformation.
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