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Shades of Rose - A Priestess of Mars by M.E. Brines

2/6/2014

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Lilith of Gomorra is a noble Martian priestess who sees love as nothing more than an exercise in naked carnality. But when she discovers a higher form of love, her
faith in the ancient religion turns to doubt and she must choose between her people and the man she loves. The fate of the Earth hangs on her choice.

In 1907 in an alternate steampunk universe where Tesla invented a electric antigravity device that makes steam-powered spacecraft possible, asteroid miners
have discovered ruins that pre-date human civilization. Two expeditions head to Ceres to explore them–an American expedition funded by a wealthy senator, and a
German one organized by the occult Thule Society and led by Aleistar Crowley. But the Martian priesthood and their supernatural allies have infiltrated both and plan to discover the secret of the weapon that shattered the ancient world of Pentara in order to turn it against the Earth.

Can Crowley and his proto-Nazis find the Kaiser a world-dominating weapon? Will the
Martians achieve their apocalyptic revenge against their colonial masters? Whose
side is Lilith on? Her father’s? Crowley’s? Or does she have ambitions of her
own?


Find out. Read A Priestess of Mars!




Excerpt:

 
The greatest minds of Mars had failed to destroy Earth’s civilization once. They
must not – could not– fail the Masters again.



The light from the brazier flickered off the cold stone of the musty vault, the
scent of old blood tainting the air. A large egg-shaped table stood in the
center of the room, a bizarre mass of clockwork purring beneath the gleaming
surface. Around it stood four men in dark robes… and one woman.



She was young, half the age of the others, and her skin was the color of ebony. Her
lustrous hair cascaded down her back and over the unworn hood of her cloak.
Before her on the table lay an inkpot, quill pen, and a sheet of parchment made
of human skin.



A portly figure in a blood-red satin robe gestured at her with a pudgy finger.



“You. Bring us wine.”



Her eyes narrowed, but she remained silent – and motionless.



The baldheaded man to her left had a pate that shone as if it had been polished. His
robe was darkest silk. Embroidered on its back in gold thread was the symbol of
the High Priest– an eye with flames for lashes inside a pyramid. He spoke with a
voice that belonged in a crypt.



“She isn’t a servant, you gluttonous fool.”



A knocking interrupted.



The High Priest bellowed, “Enter!”



Across the cavernous room a door swung open, revealing torchlight and a pair of guards
in red tunics with polished brass helmets. Short iron swords hung from their
belts, although one had a Colt revolver tucked beside his scabbard. The High
Priest scowled at the sight, but said nothing.



The guard cleared his throat nervously. “Uh, the Elder of the Sacrificial
Brotherhood, Milord.”



Another dark-robed figure entered, giving the guard a wide berth, and bringing the faint
scent of decay with him. An ornate wavy-bladed dagger hung from his sash. Both
it and his fingernails were crusted with some dark, unsavory substance. He
glared at the guard’s Colt as if its mere touch might contaminate him with some
loathsome disease. Gesturing at it with skeletally thin fingers, he sneered at
the portly figure in red.


“Do all your temple guardians bear such Earther….” Sighting the woman, he paused,
his lip curling as he struggled for the proper word. “Devices?” He smirked
contemptuously as he took his place by the table. Behind, the door closed again,
the guards remaining outside.



The portly one shrugged, an almost imperceptible gesture amid his rolls of fat.
“They may be unclean, but they’re effective. Cold steel is fine for unresisting
sacrifices, but the encroachments of the Unbelievers can only be prevented with
superior force. And that means hot lead.”



The High Priest nodded.“Regrettable, but true. Now that we are all here.” He threw a
steely glance at the tardy Elder. “We can now, as the Earthmen say, get down to
business.”



“And that business is?” The speaker, the Keeper of Secrets, wore a black robe that
hung over his sparse frame as if decorating a scarecrow. The wisps of white hair
that rimmed his bald pate gave him an eerie look, like something a grave robber
left behind.



“The destruction of Earth.”



Buy Link: Amazon
 

About the Author:

M.E. Brines spent the Cold War assembling atomic artillery shells and preparing to
unleash the Apocalypse (and has a medal to prove it.) But when peace broke out,
he turned his fevered, paranoid imagination to other pursuits. He spends his
spare time scribbling another steampunk romance occult adventure novel, which
despite certain rumors absolutely DOES NOT involve time-traveling Nazi
vampires!

A former member of the British Society for Psychical Research, he is a long-time
student of the occult and a committed Christian who sees himself as a modern-day
Professor Van Helsing equipping Believers for battle against the occult
Principalities and Powers that rule a world in darkness. (Ephesians 6:12)

The author of three dozen books, e-books, chapbooks and pamphlets on esoteric
subjects such as alien abduction, alien hybrids, astrology, the Bible, biblical
prophecy, Christian discipleship, conspiracies, esoteric Nazism, the Falun Gong,
Knights Templar, magick, and UFOs, his work has also appeared in Challenge
magazine, Weird Tales, The Outer Darkness, Tales of the Talisman, and Empirical
magazine.




AuthorLinks:   Site   Twitter  Goodreads


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2/6/2014 02:30:42 am

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