Continuing the conversation that began aboard the airship Zaphnora, Rubina Karamazova segues into discussing secret societies. "What can you tell me about the Order of the Iron Rose?" Rubina asked smugly, perhaps hoping to find something that Kveta didn't know. "Permit me to answer your question with another question," Kveta seemed entirely nonplussed, "what do…
Kaia Explains Secret Societies
What follows is a portion of what will, most likely, become chapter 25 in book 4, Songs of Steam and Steel. However, upon reviewing my outline, I may have to change the order of some of the chapters, given the POV format I've chosen to use. Unlike the last two passages I uploaded, I did…
An Unholy Presence and a Tongue of the Gods
Well, you know how plans always change? I still haven't finished translating my post about validation into Russian, and then I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a certain intrigue plot in The Nine Empires. Part of this plot will be released in three posts, and I started with the third…
A Conversation About Social Experiments
What follows is a passage I may include at some point in The Nine Empires. Adya walked briskly down the corridor, finding the door, left ajar, by the faint blue glow emanating from within the room on the other side. He gently pushed the door open with the back of his hand, finding, perhaps, the two…
Kaja's Kreations 