Ironheart: The Primal Deception - Paperback

by Dakota Kemp (Author)

Ironheart: The Primal Deception introduces a brand new world of science fiction and fantasy, where deities dominate a civilization dependent on steam-powered marvels.For Jack Booker, an orphan from the cutthroat streets of Victorian, life is about survival. The squabbles of the imperial aristocracy are of no importance to him; neither does he concern himself with the machinations of the empire's gods, the Primals, who rule humanity with indifferent disdain. Power plots amongst the mighty mean little in the grungy alleys of the undercity, where only one rule truly matters: Only the strong survive. It is a daily struggle.This struggle becomes even more deadly when Fist, an underworld mob boss with delusions of grandeur, embroils his gang in a game far above their league. Soon, Jack finds himself thrust into a web of intrigue, subterfuge, and rebellion when he encounters the enigmatic Freedom, a revolutionary with an uncompromising vision for the future and a deep hatred for the Primal Empire. Forces beyond Jack's comprehension command subjects like pieces on a chessboard - and, somehow, he may have just become the most important pawn...

Author Biography

Dakota is a graduate student at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the author of two previous works: a medieval fantasy, The Arrival, and a science fiction novella, The Shrike Chronicles: Goddess. He lives in Oklahoma near his family, where he enjoys spending time with his friends and siblings as well as yelling at people about the importance of stories in human life. Seriously. Campfire stories were one of mankind's earliest activities. Humans need some fiction in their lives to survive.