SOULSLAYERS
Chronicles of the Charon, Book Three
by
Colin Sephton
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Steampunk Fantasy
Publisher: Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC
Publication Date: November 4, 2025
Page count: 259 pages
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SYNOPSIS:
Ignatius and Indigo find themselves struggling mentally to come to terms with the complex nature of the cosmos and their newfound supernatural powers obtained through their prior encounters with gods and demons. In their quest for another relic from the Creation, they are aided by the secretive thirteenth Chapter of the Union Jacks. In search of the secret of the Flaming Celestial Pearl, they must travel to Tibet in the great airship, HM Spirit of the Empire.
Pursued by fanatical knights sworn to protect the relic, they must reluctantly call upon the Charon, the seven merciless demons from the underworld to assist them. Piecing together the map that will lead them to a fabled city hidden deep within the Himalayas, they must defend themselves from air pirates, a previous foe from Oxford, mountain beasts and elementals.
Discovering the correct path through the mountains, Indigo realises her soul may never be the same again. Regardless, they enter the Great Void where using the Sword of Wisdom, they discover the truth about the cosmos.
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The desk was large, and made from burr walnut, inlaid with green leather, decorated around the edge in gold. Its golden glow illuminated the office. The room was floored with black and white tiles and all four walls were lined with rich oak panelling, with the same crest carved into one of the panels. Behind the desk hung a large oil painting, a dark portrait of a brooding figure. The desk was otherwise uncluttered, just a brass inkstand and a green banker’s lamp. The only ornamentation was a bronze of a lion like those seen in Trafalgar Square.
“Good morning, Mr Lawrence,” said an aide as he entered the office with a silver tray of tea. Earl Grey, his preferred choice. Hot, no milk.
“The latest reports, sir,” the aide gestured with his head at the stack of Manilla folders. “Some unusual goings on in Oxford,” he said as he raised an eyebrow. The thin weaselly man had been with the Union some twenty years and throughout all that time had spent most of it behind a desk.
Lawrence didn’t rise to his prompting and replied simply, “Very well, Jenkins, I will let you know!”
Sifting through the reports, Lawrence took on a serious brow, mulling over the potential impact on the Empire of each report. The first report told of dangerous shamanic practices in China, disrupting the activities of the East India Company. He picked up the next report and after reading it, then reading it again, his face turned red, his brow furrowing. Significant disturbances in Oxford. His large fist slammed down in a rage onto the green leather, knocking his ink pot over. A book fell off the shelf behind him as he filled his lungs and bellowed, “Jenkins, get me Isambard Ignatius. NOW!”
AUTHOR GUEST POST:
Please welcome Colin Sephton, the author of today's featured book, to the blog with the delightful answer to the question:
Who is your favorite character in this book and why?
My favourite character in the book has to be one of the two protagonists, Indigo. She has developed throughout the trilogy, starting with Timeslayers, to be more of a hero than I first intended. I see the two main characters, Ignatius and Indigo as extensions of me, so I always know what they would say or how they would react. This has become easier since writing the first book in the trilogy. I have had the name Indigo Gemstone in my head for over thirty years. I always joked to my wife, that if our first child was a girl, this would be her name! Fortunately, we had a son!
For that reason, I think I have a soft spot for her. But throughout the trilogy, and I don’t want to give too much away for those that haven’t read the books yet, she has changed. She has become darker, more self-aware. She is trying to work out if she loves Ignatius or is their relationship a matter of circumstances. They have fought supernatural beings and gods together. Only they have experience this and are both struggling coming to term with it. This has taken its toll on her mental health, so I have ensured it has made her much stronger.
She also existed in my fantasy artwork before the trilogy was published. I have such a vivid picture in my head what she looks like. You can see this in the accompanying artbook for the first novel on Amazon. All these reasons make her my favourite.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Colin Sephton was born in Coventry and worked in the automotive industry for over twenty years before becoming an Engineering teacher. Obtaining his first library card at the age of thirteen, he became an avid reader of Fantasy and the mysteries of the Universe. He has an inbuilt curiosity for lost knowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets of consciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, he has now moved back to his home county of Warwickshire where he enjoys creating and working with his wife on their garden in which he writes and entertains their two grandsons. He has always been an artist and writer and is inspired by the worlds created by Robert E Howard and Michael Moorcock, with the artwork of Frank Frazetta.
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Thank you so much for featuring SOULSLAYERS today.
ReplyDeleteColin Sephton - Hi, thanks for covering my novel today. If any readers have any other questions for me, I’m happy to answer them .
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