Rise of the Sovereign Guardian: A Dark Gaslamp Fantasy Action Novella

A looming storm. A harbinger of evil. Can a man of honor stand against a rising tide of horrors before death consumes the innocent?

Pel refuses to compromise his convictions. Leaving the priesthood after discovering his order’s ties to the vedzryyf’len slave trade, the former soldier seeks shelter from torrential rains in a local tavern while he contemplates his future. And he quickly offers aid when a young half-breed woman notices his cassock and claims the sinister weather is tied to her parents’ murder.

Getting word of another strange slaying, the unnatural state of the corpse sends the ex-priest racing to the university in search of answers. But when his return journey is interrupted by a demonic attack, the horrified man prays to his goddess, the Great Mother Qia Mora, and bolts — escaping by the skin of his teeth.

Determined to break open the unholy case, can Pel survive to end the malignant magic?

Rise of the Sovereign Guardian is the fast-paced first book in the Sovereign Guardian gaslamp fantasy series. If you like complex but noble characters, gritty action, and vivid world-building, then you’ll love Jordan E Kristofer’s battle for humanity’s soul.