For centuries the two noble houses have been at war: House Draper, the custodians of history, with their Paragon the singing sword; House Blackwell, the zealous engineers, with their Sainted Sword that bends gravity to its will. The swords' wielders are almost an afterthought, mere hands on hilts. But Fog Rolled In Draper has ambitions to be more than a hand: they want to finally bring peace to the warlike houses. The first problem is that their partner in politicking is unpredictable, unmotivated, and uncooperative. And now Fog Rolled In is stuck with them, because like an idiot they asked Who Tears The Stars Blackwell to marry them.
New Terror in Heaven is a story about war, grief, and dehumanization. It will prominently feature both mass death and the endless blackness of space. One of its main characters is suicidal.