Journey to CotoPaxy

By Shantnu Tiwari

A wizard lands on the most beautiful planet in the galaxy. A planet that has the secret to all magic.

 

But first, he must face seven challenges and temptations.

 

And he must survive being tricked and murdered.

 

A steampunk fantasy set in an alternate dimension.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shantnu Tiwari
• Release date: Jun 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393883838

Book preview

1

Iopened my eyes. The mountain was glowing like gold in front of the dying red sun. My helmet spoke in my ear and told me it was safe to look now.

CotoPaxy truly was one of the most beautiful places in the universe. Beautiful, but deadly.

The planet circled very close to a dying red sun and was so hot even metal melted like ice here. The place was only safe for a two week period every ten years when the planet’s moon came between it and the sun. The moon burnt up every time it did so and our scientists estimated it only had a few more years left. And then the moon would turn into molten lava and crash into the planet.

CotoPaxy would then be dead as far as humans were concerned.

Under the shadow of the golden mountain, a thousand flowers had bloomed. A million different colours and smells, some of which had no alternative on Earth. I was hit with the smells of what could be a mixture of rose and jasmine; but with that was mixed the smell of raw manure. Revolting and pleasing at the same time.

I suppose I couldn’t complain. The flowers knew they had weeks to blossom as much as they could. And then they would be burnt to a crisp.

My handheld beeped. It was time. I had to move.

I walked through the valley of