Cover art by Nataša Ilinčić
RELEASE DATE - 1 November 2023
Deep Mettle Vol. II - Tools of War
"Little spark . . . you are changed . . ."
Antissa has come under Ratheine attack; not from the walls, but from below - her ancient pipes.
The flooded Hub threatens collapse of the Deep under the fortress, while the scheming Sanhedrin council creeps ever closer to removing Rusper Symphin as Viceroy; the engineer whose protection of the refugees from Naemia amounts to treason.
Tool to a nation on the brink, a Naemian boy enters the desert. Armed with the Disc's arcane 'Sight', Florian Flint now takes his place on a secret task-force contingent led by the High Commander Plamen. Its urgent purpose - in nine days - to locate the hidden river system by which the Rath accessed the pipeworks: the key strategic advantage in Vorth's return to open war.
The Disc itself has other thoughts.
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ROYAL ROAD
Deep Mettle Vol I is now available to read on Royal Road®, where Jay Campbell can be found on the site under the author handle: Voidstep.
From October to December 2022, the book has been released as a bi-weekly, chapter-by-chapter serial under the volume title Pipes and Fusils.
As of 26 February 2023, the 2nd edition of Volume I is available on Amazon KDP in paperback, hardcover and e-book formats.
Volume II, Tools of War, began serialising on Royal Road® in January 2023 on the same bi-weekly schedule, and is currently ongoing; new chapters released on Tuesdays and Fridays (GMT).
Royal Road® is the home of web novels and fan fictions. In their amazing community, you can find various talented individuals who write as a hobby or even professionally, artists who create art for them, and many, many readers who provide valuable feedback and encouragement.
See you there!
www.royalroad.com
Volume I - 2nd Edition
The revised 2nd edition of Deep Mettle Vol I was released on Amazon KDP on 26 February 2023. It is available in e-book, paperback & hardcover formats.
PAPERBACK £ 10.95
HARDCOVER £ 19.52
EBOOK £ 4.25
(Free to read on Kindle Unlimited)
The Cycle Schyluscient is a prospective 5-part series of fantasy novels set in and around the isolated Inwold realms. The opening instalment of the series, Deep Mettle, will be released in 2 volumes; available from Amazon KDP in paperback, hardcover and e-book formats. Cover art for both volumes is by Nataša Ilinčić.
Deep Mettle Vol I: Pipes and Fusils
1 November 2020 (Paperback)
7 November 2020 (Kindle Edition)
26 February 2023 (Hardcover)
Deep Mettle Vol II: Tools of War
1 November 2023
Watch this space for updates!
DEEP METTLE
Vol I
Pipes and Fusils
