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Children of Dust A Curious Fantasy of Sex, Drugs, and Magic
Once upon a time, in an uncertain future, the world entered a second dark age.
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About Children of Dust A Curious Fantasy of Sex, Drugs, and Magic
Once upon a time, in an uncertain future, the world entered a second dark age. The practice of magic is mandatory, and the practice of technology or science is punishable by death.If you told Malika Hamilton a week ago that she and her best friend, Emoc Lightman, would be tangled up in one of the biggest, non-magical smuggling operations of the century, she would have called you a liar, and illogical.Fate, however, is a cruel mistress with a dark sense of humor.The mysterious and elusive criminal known only as "Roy" has been funneling mechanical contraband into the city of Grand York. His name strikes fear in the citizens as they read the latest news of the blasphemer with dark, non-magical designs that threaten not only the safety of the city, but the ubiquitous religion of magic: Ahuram.In their fast city of magical industry, trade, and live music, Malika is just one more citizen devoted to the scriptures of Ahuram, living in constant guilt for her less-than-noble lifestyle.But some people just have to have their cages rattled to know that they're in one...
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