The Pyro from The EVERSTEAM CHRONICLES: SMALL DEMONS

Excerpt from my novel coming out soon! E-book in August & Paperback in October, 2021Show more

In the shadow of an old decrepit warehouse, a hulking figure stood, methodically puffing on a large cigar. Sausage fingers curled around one end, bringing it up to long, thin lips spread grimly across the broad, scruffy jowled face. Half-cast eyes of piercing crystal blue rose above a hawk nose puckered with pockmarks. In the center of this massive face were grand, bristling, perfectly manicured handlebar mustaches. Meditatively he sucked in three quick draws. The end burned auburn, accenting sharp features and gleaming eyes. He dropped his hand, and three perfect rings of smoke issued out of his mouth. At equal intervals, the meditation commenced...