About Tale of 2 Cities
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Welcome to my fantasy serial! Tale of 2 Cities is not a riff on Charles Dickens but a description of the world (and the problem) facing our heroes in the story.
Jem and Lilian are lovers, separated by their status, in the riverport city of Alinakard. It occupies one sprawling riverbank, with a bridge that joins it to the mysterious city of Aeon on the other side.
People travel from all over the continent to visit Aeon. They flock across the bridge, but no one - no matter how well prepared - ever returns. Kinley, a retired tracker, is used to it. He took the job as the bridge’s gatekeeper for a quiet life. That changes on the night he encounters Jem trying to cross the bridge and Lilian trying to stop her. Now, all three are fighting to unlock the riddles of Aeon before it claims them forever.
How to read it
The first episode is freely available to everyone. After that, you can access the rest with a paid subscription. I operate a pay-what-you-can-afford patronage system to fund the editing and production of Plotted Out eBooks. Everyone who becomes a patron will get the books for free, along with my thanks and access to my archives. At the time of writing, I am editing a short story collection for publication in the next few months.
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