A world split into fragments is held together only by iron railways. Trains racing straight through frozen time. Alchemical factories that recycle and burn even Eternity itself into energy. Strange and terrifying entities that sometimes penetrate the cities and, with a touch, turn people into “tainted”—those who are no longer alive, but, unfortunately, didn’t die either.
The main character is a special police commissioner investigating cases in which these entities, underground alchemists, and bomb-makers are involved. When a string of strange murders and robberies rolls through the city, he suddenly realizes that the key to the solution might lie in his past.
Bonus: Author’s sketch “The City of Autumn.”