Palace of Mirrors

Darien means to leave the farm, but a question haunts him. Why does Dragon-Eye hate a sword that spent five hundred years buried in the dark? In a sitting room lined with books that survived the fall, a young historian named Charles comes face to face with the past he has always dreamed of meeting. Giles shares rumors from the city: lights in the sky, off-worlders, and soldiers on the hunt. And Darien remembers that no one on Six survives alone. On a hill above a sea of mist, two lante...

As an early winter storm threatens Six, Darien and Night find shelter with a family who operate a large farm not far from the city. The friendly faces do much to ease Darien’s trauma, but they soon discover that an old foe escaped the Kraken. Dramatis Persone Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped by the moo...

Nightingale and Dark Sheldon confront Admiral Great-Skull and rescue the Empress Esmeralda. Her time with Dark sets off a series of events that ends with the destruction of Leviathan. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped by the moon’s government for unknown reasons. Nightingale - Thirtee...

Palace of Mirrors opened with the legend of Dark Sheldon and the end of the Empire, as Darien told the story to his aunt in her final moments. Now Nightingale begins to tell the story of those events as he experienced them. He starts by describing how Dark Sheldon, an unknown space miner, came to become a memeber of the Imperial Guard. Dramatis Personae Nightingale - Thirteenth ship of the Imperial Guard, captained in the final days of the Empire by Dark Sheldon. Powered by an AI persona. D...

Darien destroyed the Kraken and escaped with the talking sword named Night, but now he wants nothing more than to return home to his family. He and Night argue about the path forward, with each having their own idea about what should be done next. Darien opens the box that Bluebeard left him and receives a final message from his old friend and enemy. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s...