Welcome to Outwash. Small town. Big trouble. One spark, and it all burns.
PETRA ELD REYES—last of the artefixers. Hired to tame soulstone—a rare, volatile crystal worth a fortune. But she plays by her own rules, and the only side she's on is her own.
KENJI MASTERSON—retired World Fighting Champion. Now a miner, leading the workers' union effort. He'll stand up for the people's rights—even if it costs him everything.
LIZA O-CHAINS—metal and flesh forged for killing. She raids. She survives. Until strangers offer her something more. Is she ready to leave the only life she's ever known?
EDISON CANTO—charming scholar with secrets to bury. He came to study soulstone, but when chaos erupts, he faces a choice: keep running from his past or fight for his future.
XERXES THE INDESTRUCTIBLE—intergalactic fugitive. Shipwrecked on Earth. The creatures of this rock fail to show the proper fear and respect. They must learn. Xerxes will teach them.
MARSHAL FLYNN—keeper of The Iron Law. She's seen what soulstone can do to a town. She watched one go up in smoke. She won't let it happen again.
A sci-fi / fantasy western described by readers as Deadwood meets Mad Max and The Dark Tower series.
Blue Judgment is the second book of hyperArcana. But if you haven’t read New World City, fear not—you can safely pull the trigger. These stories share a universe, but each stands on its own. No homework required.
