Crimson Petals, Iron Chains: Book Two of The Kremøtoa Codex - Hardcover

Her power was meant to heal a broken world.But some worlds are too BROKEN to be saved-THEY MUST BE REBUILT.

After gaining the alliance of a Port Dominus guildmaster, Ada Lynx and her companions find their nascent revolution threatened by a new, insidious foe. An enigmatic assassin known only as "the Alchemist" strikes from the shadows-their methods precise, their knowledge of the fellowship's movements unsettlingly intimate. The architect-queen and her lovers are forced into a desperate hunt for this ghost in the machine, a hunt that reveals their fragile alliance is being targeted not just with poison, but with calculated deception designed to shatter their trust before it can solidify.

To fund a war against a city that is now completely under their enemy's control, the fellowship chases a legend: the Argent Lion, an Imperial ghost ship lost to the treacherous Serpent's Maw, rumored to hold a king's ransom. Their perilous deep-sea salvage mission pushes them to their limits-forcing them to battle not only the crushing abyss and monstrous corrupted guardians, but the very decay of Krem toa's source code. Ada's god-like powers are tested in new and terrifying ways as she and her companions fight for their lives in the sunken, non-Euclidean labyrinth of a Precursor ruin.

The treasure they unearth is far more devastating than gold. Within the wreck, they discover classified Imperial schematics that rewrite the history of their world, proving that the Pattern Blight and the monstrous Malware are not natural corruptions, but engineered weapons of war. This cataclysmic revelation transforms their rebellion into a war for the very soul of Krem toa. As the lines between friend and foe blur and the true scale of the world's decay becomes terrifyingly clear, the bonds of their found family-and their burgeoning F/F/F/F polyamorous romance-will be the only thing that can save them from the iron chains of tyranny and the cascading failure of their reality.

The Krem toa Codex is an adult science fantasy series intended for mature audiences. This book contains scenes depicting graphic violence, explicit adult content, and strong language. It also explores difficult themes, including PTSD and trauma stemming from past sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised for those who may be sensitive to these topics.