Lame Gods

A mystical detective story that ties together Victorian England, the Soviet Union of Nikita Khrushchev’s time, and the invasion of a Mongol armada into Japan. Rigorous science and unacceptable magic fight for the future shape of our world amid a chain of events and places.

A perfect gentleman, Oscar, was created in the depths of centuries to carry out a mission—to keep the Future rational. He appears where the sprouting of the wondrous and inexplicable breaks through, and he stops the threat. Oscar extinguishes human talents, breaks fates, and sometimes takes lives. He isn’t a monster, but too much is at stake. Especially since the Universe is not against his interference. It just isn’t answering. For now…