Sword of the Seven Suns

On a world where a once-worshipped Machine-God lies dead, rival factions and marauding bands threaten the remnants of ordered society. Flane, a driven member of the ruling elite, navigates temple rituals and political danger while attempting to restore the dormant Machine with a mysterious key. The sudden arrival and crash of a spaceship, and the discovery of a strangely wrought sword among the wreckage, introduce outsiders and new leverage that intensify local power struggles. The narrative blends action and speculative technology to examine survival, shifting loyalties, and the dangerous appeal of reclaiming lost mechanical authority.