Ambercaast: Lapis of Nicodem Volume 2
Ambercaast: Lapis of Nicodem Volume 2
UPDATE IN PROGRESS! 4/3/26 Some chapters might be a bit funky until it's complete
For eight years, Lapis had sought vengeance against the rebel traitor who helped Jilvayna's palace guard invade Nicodem and slaughter her family. Perben is now exposed, but ranking rebels who see their own fates twisted into his try to downplay and ignore his vicious betrayal, and view discrediting and harming her as the solution to their problems. Disgusted, her brother Faelan, Leader of the Rebels, and Midir, the true heir to the Jilvaynan throne, contemplate drastic measures against internal threats.
Lapis wants nothing more to do with the rebellion, but those she cares for are entwined with it. She becomes a reluctant go-between for Faelan and Midir, while attempting to keep her career as a chaser viable and the street rats who visit her reading circle safe. On top of it all, the brewing underwar between opposing criminal enterprises has brought added danger to the streets of Jiy, in the form of syndicate battles and the Dentherion soldiers King Gall enlisted to quell them.
The attempted crackdown on syndicate movement by empire troops endangers the street rats, the rebellion, and the delicate agreement between Faelan and his potential Dentherion ally. Lapis's partner, Patch, believes the solution lies in Ambercaast, a Taangis Empire ruin where Hoyt, the guttershank who instigated the underwar, fled. Hoyt is staked by the rebellion as well as several criminal syndicates, becoming a tantalizing target for any competent chaser. Patch sees a quick in, a quick out, and a huge payout.
Lapis hopes their stake is as simple as it sounds.
Ambercaast is a serialized dark fantasy /science fantasy novel.
Lapis of Nicodem: Lapis of Nicodem Book 1
Ambercaast: Lapis of Nicodem Book 2
Knavish Canto: Lapis of Nicodem Book 3
Broken Dulcet: Lapis of Nicodem Book 4
Re-Caast: Lapis of Nicodem Volume 5 (ONGOING)
Table of Contents
Copyright
Notes on the 2nd Edition
Chapter 1: A Shocking Stake
Chapter 2: Bitter Betrayal
Chapter 3: A Way with Words
Chapter 4: Jarosa
Chapter 5: Escape
Chapter 6: Pursuit
Chapter 7: Hidden Strike
Chapter 8: Successful Failure
Chapter 9: Rush Against Death
Chapter 10: Mein-raid
Chapter 11: The Past Whispers
Chapter 12: Unforeseen Enemies
Chapter 13: Bad Tidings
Chapter 14: Even Worse News
Chapter 15: A Swiftly Turning Tale
Chapter 16: Opportunity
Chapter 17: Invasion
Chapter 18: The Three Fakes
Chapter 19: Early Start
Chapter 20: The Past Catches the Present
Chapter 21: More Troubles
Chapter 22: Black Hats with a Dash of Tech
Chapter 23: Unwanted Rescue
Chapter 24: Not-so-Nice Invitations
Chapter 25: Awkward
Chapter 26: Finally Some Sugar
Chapter 27: Moods
Chapter 28: A Night of Requet
Chapter 29: Seconds
Chapter 30: More Than a Stake
Chapter 31: Sweet Luck
Chapter 32: Forward
Chapter 33: Hard Regrets
Chapter 34: Cooperation?
Chapter 16: The First Foray
Chapter 17: Merc-y Waters
Chapter 18: Threats
Chapter 19: A Jaunty Forest Outing
Chapter 20: Quests and Questions
Chapter 21: The Unexpected
Chapter 22: Push and Pull
Chapter 23: Not-so-Chance Meeting
Chapter 24: Smoke and Mirrors
Chapter 25: Haunted by Ghost
Chapter 26: Unwelcome Revelations
Chapter 27: Peek of Dawn
Chapter 28: A Sequence of Unlucky Escapes
Epilogue
LoN Continues in Knavish Canto
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