“If you're a fan of Conan and Red Sonja andwish they'd appear in a Lovecraftian tale, this is probably the book foryou.” -- KirkusThe worldis cracked and in ruin. The air is full of dead men's ashes, fallen colossismother the earth with their decayed husks, and infectious monsters roam freely.In their desperation, a group of alchemists have created a killer named Sym fromobscene magic, outfitting her with an engine that will allow her to travel backin time to stop whatever it was that made their world so. But the alchemistsdon't realize that the engine is sentient, that their unstoppable killer ispowered by the seed of their destruction.Newcomers Ryan Burton and John Bivenspresent the opening arc to what industry veteran JH Williams III (Sandman:Overture, Batwoman, Promethea) describes as "an otherworldlyhorrific poetic movement that is immediately immersive."Collects Dark Engine#1-4. Read Less