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Book SynopsisIn his sci-fi debut, Bellecourt explores an alternate roaring 20s where a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities to save himself and the people around him.Liam Mulcahey, a reclusive, shell-shocked veteran, remembers little of the Great War. Ten years later, when he is caught in a brutal attack on a Chicago speakeasy, Liam is saved by Grace, an alluring heiress who''s able to cast illusions. Though the attack appears to have been committed by the hated Uprising, Grace believes it was orchestrated by Leland De Pere--Liam''s former commander and the current President of the United States.
Meeting Grace unearths long-buried memories. Liam''s former squad, the Devil''s Henchmen, was given a serum to allow telepathic communication, transforming them into a unified killing machine. With Grace''s help, Liam begins to regain his abilities, but when De Pere learns of it, he orders his militia to eliminate Liam at any cost.
But Liam
Trade ReviewPraise for Absynthe“
Absynthe drew me in with
impeccable worldbuilding and nuanced characters, but it's the exquisite pacing that kept me completely engrossed in this richly imagined yarn.” —Jason M. Hough,
New York Times bestselling author
“Set in a lushly depicted alternate Roaring ’20s distinguished by futuristic technology...Bellecourt’s sci-fi debut is
complex, ambitious, and sweeping in scope.” —
Publishers Weekly
