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The doors of fire await him...

Set in the metropolis of Corinth City where steampunk meets neon gothic. Haunted by a recent heartbreak, Hughes is indebted to the city's most terrifying criminal gang. Desperate for salvation, Hughes sets his sights on joining the Scarlet Citadel, an enigmatic organization of pageant fighters, monster hunters, and keepers of secrets. As a member of their illustrious ranks, surely he can pay off his debts and change his life for the better.

On the way, he will have to enlist the help of oracles who live in a cottage made from the fiberglass bones of a carousel, an old codger with an immensely flatulent dog, and a poster of a dead man who gives entertainment advice. More importantly, Hughes will have to rely on the magic he has at his beck and call - a power to shift and twist the minds of others.

But the ladder of progression is harsh and dark, its rungs ever-slippery. As Hughes struggles onward, one misstep would spell disaster. Not to mention the otherwordly monsters, flaming skeleton biker gangs, and a plague of sinister dreams sweeping the city, promising a wicked autumn born from a summer of insanity. And while the threat of falling off the ladder of progression is bad, it turns out falling in love is even worse.

Join Hughes on this exhilarating adventure, created by one of the writers of the award winning game of the year Baldur's Gate 3 and acclaimed Game Master, inspired by years of D&D and video game development. This tale will cast you into a stormy, scary, oddly cozy world in which villains are as colorful and engaging as the heroes they seek to destroy. Fans of Perdido Street Station will love this fantastical tale.

Corinth City has a murder problem…

Ten years have passed since Gormon Hughes joined the Scarlet Citadel. Now a legendary agent of its power, Hughes is confronted by a much darker legend. A recent spate of killings has been tied to the old story of Spring-Heeled Jack. Approached by a grizzled officer from his home District, Hughes commits himself to solving the mystery. Does Jack really exist, or is he just a myth?

Three worlds. The first sleeps. The second is dying. The third wages war against them.

Gormon Hughes has elevated himself. Twenty-odd years ago he was a desperate young man, broken-hearted and in danger of being literally eaten alive by debt collectors. Ten years ago he helped untangle the mystery of the Spring-Heeled Jane murders. Now he is the President-Elect of his home country. He has a daughter. He has a multi-world-spanning conflict on his hands.

Cate Jubilee is the leader of the scarlet army. While her husband Hughes forges diplomatic alliances and tries to solve the riddle of broadcasting his unique magic, Cate drives her troops deeper and deeper into a hostile and scheming world. Her enemies are led by monstrous generals: a vampiric dragon, a cyclopean spy, and a master of necromancy.

Evelyn Hughes is twelve. She has the standard suite of twelve-year-old problems. She is trying to find out who she is, she is feeling rebellious, and every now and then she guests at the house of the woman trying to destroy her world. Also, she has a profound affinity for bugs. And there is the matter of her being the reincarnation of a serial killer. Maybe her problems are not so standard, after all…

Join Hughes, Cate, and Evelyn as the climax of their story arrives. The trilogy will end in moonlight and shadow, written in blood and flame, in danger and dread, under terms of bittersweet scarlet.