The Chains of Malice: A Dark Sci-fi Thriller

By D a Masiero

Curiesay Richardson has been locked up at the Wilted Rose Asylum for most of her life, and she wants out.

When she's offered a bargain for her freedom, she can't help but agree. Her new life, however, is leagues more dangerous than her old one.

As the world-threatening plague called the Blight awakens, Curiesay is thrust into the massive fortress city of Bastion and forced into a combat exoskeleton that demands a painful bargain: sanity for strength.

Worse yet, she's at the mercy of Doctor Chandrima Joshi, whose reckless ambition has Curiesay fighting for her life.

As Curiesay prepares for humanity's first strike against the Blight, the young Pilot desperately tries to unravel the secrets of the city, the war, and her peers. Peers who she is convinced are keeping the truth from her.

The first book of the Those Who Suffer series gives you epic battles, dark mysteries and a raucous cast.

Fans of Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts, Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon and A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman will enjoy the blending of metaphysical dilemmas, high-stakes action and character-based plot.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY7VB88F
• ISBN13: 9798995223122
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: D.A. Masiero
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"