In the freak show of Mama AraƱa's Circus, Ezra is forced to use a talent he fears. He dreams of escaping the circus and the demon-infested Avernine Territory, but when his chance comes, everything goes wrong. Sentenced to death for murder and witchcraft, Ezra's survival rests upon a pair of priests who specialize in killing people like him. Can Ezra keep his talent hidden and stay alive, or will a threat to the entire Territory force him to use it and risk execution?
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Gunmage is the first book in Tales of the Avernine, a dark fantasy western series that takes readers to a cursed land of demons and witches, gunslingers and inquisitor-priests.