Kasia E-Book

Federico Negri

• Herausgeber: Federico Negri
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Millennia have passed since men ruled the world with technology: the seas are impassable, energy sources have dried up, and humanity has slipped into isolation and barbarity. But magic has begun to reemerge in a few, gifted people, raised as witches by their fellow sisters. They however are far from safe.Repeating a dark time in humanity's history, witches are no longer able to live a simple life without fear of reproach or ending up tied to a stake.In a world so ravaged and torn, who wouldn’t want to control the forces of magic?In this first instalment come and discover Kasia - a fierce witch, Captain of the Needlle airship!

Leseprobe

Kasia

The Codex Of The Witch Series

A Steam Fantasy Novel

Published by Federico Negri at Amazon

Copyright 2015 Federico Negri

Translated from Italian by Chris Tamigi

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PROLOGUE

KASIA

PART ONE: UNWANTED BARGAIN

PART TWO: IN THE DAMP AND DARK

PART THREE: MAN IN A BOX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PROLOGUE

Sadhi raises the hammer and lets it fall once more against the metal structure. Her eyes are clouded by exhaustion and burn in the dry mountain air. Today she made it to the pond only once to bathe herself, and her grimy skin cries out for water.

The huge frame of the flying machine they’re constructing is starting to take shape. In her simple mind, Sadhi is unable to imagine what its final contours will be like or why it is necessary to carefully rivet every corner of the structure. But inside herself lurks the urgent need to strike and restrike every dowel, as she was asked. As he asked her, with a soft pat on the back, a few days earlier.

And today that touch still suffices to drive her to lift that damned hammer once again, such is the joy and affection infused in her veins.

If she turns her gaze upward, up among the wooden gangplanks on which a hundred of her kind were working themselves breathless, she could catch sight of him or at least guess at his kind reassuring presence. And thus find in her heart the reserve to strike another blow. But it’s too late now, they have to raise anchor.

KASIA

PART ONE: UNWANTED BARGAIN

“My beautiful lady, my Captain!”

Kasia looks up toward the merchant who accosted her, in English. Passing for German is out of the question, not even among the market stalls, however the man hit the mark with his epithet. Kasia always comforted herself by attracting the eyes of men, having to forego anything more for three hundred sixty-four days a year. And being a witch helped a lot.

“An ancient lamp, eh?”

The merchant holds his hands together, rubbing them with short movements. A greasy hood covers his hair, thin as straw.