The Way of Mortals: The Four Sisters: Book One

By Blake Carpenter

In the city of Bhai Mandwa, towers of steel and glass reach for the sky while boiler-cars roll along streets that are inhabited by gangsters, demonic assassins, inept policemen and wandering ghosts. More than a million people call the city home, one in the midst of an industrial revolution, torn between the traditions of the old world and a new, frightening future. Below, the Genja River flows, waters possessed by spirits and magic from ancient times.

Prem Marantha, third of four royal sisters, was kidnapped and trained to kill as a child. Upon returning home after her long absence, she discovers that her parents are dead and her youngest sister has taken the throne. Now Prem must find out how to evade an assassin's plot, elude the unwanted attention of the ruling Parliament and the police force it controls, and stop a conspiracy planning to overthrow the monarchy for good.

THE WAY OF MORTALS is a mix of Indian-flavored steampunk, gaslamp fantasy and alternate history, with the aesthetics of Larry Correia's SON OF THE BLACK SWORD and Guy Ritchie's SHERLOCK HOLMES films, along with a dash of political intrigue, mystery, and murder. Fans of fantasy with an Asian and Oriental twist will not be disappointed.

Here's what readers are saying about The Way of Mortals-

" T] his plot is among the best written intrigue I have read in a fantasy novel."
-Quinn Giguiere, Silverstonesbooks.com

"The magic system is incorporated beautifully in the action, which is well-paced. The climatic battle between Prem and the mysterious antagonist is spectacular, imaginative and strangely beautiful."
-S. Kirk Pierzchala, author of Echoes Through a Distant Glass, Harshest Dawn and more

"This book is wonderful. The protagonist Prem is a really exciting character. The world building is truly spectacular. The plot makes this book hard to put down. There's action, demons, and just the right amount of political intrigue. I'd never read a book with Indian-theme/flavor but I can tell you I'll be reading more."
- W. Smith, Amazon review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CKD8NXRK
• ISBN13: 9798386955144
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"