The Time-smith of Ezmaron — Chris Turner

Meet Risgan: rogue, gambler and outlawed treasure-hunter.

Cursed with carrying a talisman that conveys youth or age, by strange fate, the relic-seeker crosses paths with a Timesmith, an inventor of remarkable engines. He finds himself enveloped in a series of inexplicable events and earns the wrath of the estimable ‘Time Adjudicator' -- a predicament not to be taken lightly. Through thick or thin, the relic-monger must contend with forces more universal than he is accustomed.

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