Silk Fire

Koré, a male courtesan in the War District of the city-planet Jadzia, is driven by revenge against his aristocratic father and by the secrets he has gathered through sex and social maneuvering. His life is shaped by the city’s power structures, its matriarchal social order, and a political struggle that threatens to reshape the district.

When Koré encounters a dying god in an ancient tomb, he is imbued with the power of one of the city’s sacred dragons. That gift makes him valuable, dangerous, and hunted, since others could claim his power and use him as a pawn in wider conflicts involving succession, corruption, necromancy, and the city’s violent history.

As Koré navigates betrayal, political intrigue, and dangerous relationships, he is forced to choose who to trust while protecting himself and the people he comes to love. The story combines magic, technology, sex work, and factional power struggles inside a sprawling city whose future depends on secrets and control.