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A church Cardinal coerces Fox shaman Crafty Eyes and Etherslinging bounty hunter Hush to seek a list of True Names that could shift the fate of a ruthless civil war. They brave clockwork mechs, lightning-rail assassins and demonic horrors while pursued by the Reeve, a brutal marshal determined to exact frontier justice. Their search takes them into the heart of the Rapture, a cosmic imbalance ripping reality apart. And none of them are prepared for the price the list exacts.

Rapture combines the steampunk moral ambiguity of Perdido Street Station and The Black Company, the wild-west Civil War grit of Unforgiven and Deadwood, and magic and worldbuilding inspired by Jade City, Mistborn and Final Fantasy. Rapture is the epic steampunk weird west fantasy you always yearned for but never had… until now. Coming soon!

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This is how you write a sequel I'll say it again: Aliens is perfect. We've forgotten how great James Cameron is after three Avatars. People roll their eyes at the Fern Gully ripoff and see Cameron as a special effects blockbuster machine. But despite the recent spectacle-over-substance material he's put out, including the tremendous cultural icon Titanic (which I maintain owes more to the subject matter and visuals than to the story), we forget the incredible, movie- and sto

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About William

William Reid lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, two school-age children (plus one old enough to adult on his own), three doodles who are too smart for their own good and two cats who are assholes.

He writes tales of epic fantasy, dark weird west steampunk and science fiction, as well as D&D campaigns he runs as often as possible. He is obsessed with making maps. Bookmark this page for updates on Rapture, the Ether and Nihil saga, artwork, blogs and exclusive sneak peeks! Join my newsletter to stay connected with fans and access exclusive content.