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Aethosphere Chronicles: Storm of Chains
"Occupation under the rule of the Iron Empire can bring with it many titles; Imperial and Ascellan, Hierarch and Candaran, collaborator and loyalist, traitor and insurgent; and yet where do the titles of father and son fit in the grand scheme of it all?"
It would prove to be one of the last things Drish's father would say to him.
Drish Larken used to be a noble, used to live a life of ease in the royal court of the Unified Kingdoms of Ascella, but all that changed the day the Hierarchs and their Iron Empire descended over the capital of Throne, laying siege with airborne juggernauts and land-based assault machines. With the Great Skies War lost and the Iron occupation solidified, dramatic changes have come to the former Ascellan capital, and now Drish’s life is defined by what he’s not, and a hero is definitely at the top of that list.
However, while working late one night, Drish’s paradigm of willful collaboration and blind acceptance is put to the test when he intercepts an imperial arrest order, with not only the name of his estranged father on it, but him as well. Panicked and seeking absolution, Drish goes on the run, plunging into the seedy underbelly of the Ascellan Resistance to find the answers he needs to restore his name.
Will teaming up with a sprightly young woman and a notorious pirate be the solution he seeks? Or, in an effort to protect his future, will he betray those that fight for freedom in order to climb back into the comfortable folds of the Iron Empire?
Storm of Chains is a novella length book and part of the Aethosphere Chronicles, which outlines the past exploits of some of the main characters from Aethosphere. In this installment we follow events that precede Drish Larken coming aboard the Chimera.
Don't worry if you haven't had any prior exposure to Aethosphere, or any of the Chronicles, as this tale has been written to stand alone.
It would prove to be one of the last things Drish's father would say to him.
Drish Larken used to be a noble, used to live a life of ease in the royal court of the Unified Kingdoms of Ascella, but all that changed the day the Hierarchs and their Iron Empire descended over the capital of Throne, laying siege with airborne juggernauts and land-based assault machines. With the Great Skies War lost and the Iron occupation solidified, dramatic changes have come to the former Ascellan capital, and now Drish’s life is defined by what he’s not, and a hero is definitely at the top of that list.
However, while working late one night, Drish’s paradigm of willful collaboration and blind acceptance is put to the test when he intercepts an imperial arrest order, with not only the name of his estranged father on it, but him as well. Panicked and seeking absolution, Drish goes on the run, plunging into the seedy underbelly of the Ascellan Resistance to find the answers he needs to restore his name.
Will teaming up with a sprightly young woman and a notorious pirate be the solution he seeks? Or, in an effort to protect his future, will he betray those that fight for freedom in order to climb back into the comfortable folds of the Iron Empire?
Storm of Chains is a novella length book and part of the Aethosphere Chronicles, which outlines the past exploits of some of the main characters from Aethosphere. In this installment we follow events that precede Drish Larken coming aboard the Chimera.
Don't worry if you haven't had any prior exposure to Aethosphere, or any of the Chronicles, as this tale has been written to stand alone.
136 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2016
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October 7, 2020
Drish is a man who's used to certain comforts in life. When he finds himself in the aftermath of a war where his home land is occupied by the Iron Empire he's just looking to carve out a new quiet life for himself in this new reality. Fate has something different in mind, howeve, as he's pulled into the world of The Resistance, most unwilling.
In the main Aethosphere series I couldn't quiet decide if I liked or hated the pragmatic Drish. This back story helped give me some perspective and help me decidedly like him, even if I don't always agree with his rationals.
These side stories help develop even more depth to it's main characters. The author truly knows how to give a voice to these very different people - he knows the way they speak, how they think and he even portrays their different mannerisms.
In the main Aethosphere series I couldn't quiet decide if I liked or hated the pragmatic Drish. This back story helped give me some perspective and help me decidedly like him, even if I don't always agree with his rationals.
These side stories help develop even more depth to it's main characters. The author truly knows how to give a voice to these very different people - he knows the way they speak, how they think and he even portrays their different mannerisms.
February 2, 2017
I'm a fan of the Aethosphere Chronicles series and I have read everything released to date but, while this is a good story and gives some much-needed history to Drish Larken who otherwise comes across as a royal prick in the main series, the only real letdown to the story is that it seemed to end rather abruptly.
Still, if you've read the others in the series, you really need to read this to get some emotional depth (of a sort) to the "hero" we all kind of hate.
Still, if you've read the others in the series, you really need to read this to get some emotional depth (of a sort) to the "hero" we all kind of hate.
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June 13, 2020This work encompasses a wide-ranging exposition of situational ethics as well as stirring emotional content. I recommend this as an exemplary work of steam-punk fiction.
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