The Starforge
the StarForge The past is a graveyard. The future is a forge. Jaxen was a man of the 21st century—a father, an engineer, and a master of the mechanical world. But when....
the StarForge The past is a graveyard. The future is a forge. Jaxen was a man of the 21st century—a father, an engineer, and a master of the mechanical world. But when a tear in the fabric of time drops him into the mud and blood of 9th-century England, he finds a world on the brink of extinction. The Great Drown has swallowed the maps, Viking longships haunt the coasts, and humanity is huddled in the dark, praying for a miracle. Jaxen is that miracle. Armed with the Star-Forge—a piece of transcendent technology capable of bridging the gap between steam and starlight—Jaxen doesn't just survive; he rebuilds. From the fortified walls of Winchester to the soaring spires of the "Citadel of the Star," he introduces a primitive world to the power of the rail, the glow of the electric bulb, and the lethality of the "New-World" carbine. But progress has a price. As Jaxen’s "Star-Empire" expands, he draws the eyes of kings, popes, and pagan gods. From the treacherous halls of the Frankish Court to the sun-scorched ruins of a lost Roman solar outpost in the Sahara, Jaxen must lead his elite Star-Rangers and his chrome guardian, Shadow, against those who would see the world stay in the shadows. He isn't just fighting for a kingdom. He’s fighting to ensure his daughter grows up in a world where the stars are a destination, not just a dream.