Soulslayers by Colin Sephton — A Steampunk Fantasy Spotlight & Excerpt

When the Sword of Wisdom awakens, no soul remains unchanged

Today, I’m featuring SOULSLAYERS by Colin Sephton, a thrilling steampunk fantasy from Cinnabar Moth Publishing. This imaginative adventure whisks readers from Oxford to Tibet aboard an airship filled with mystery, magic, and myth. Fans of cosmic quests, intricate world-building, and philosophical undertones will find themselves utterly captivated.

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📝 All About the Book

Soulslayers
By Colin Sephton
Series: The Chonicles of the Charon
Published by Cinnabar Moth Publishing LLC on November 2025
Genres: Steampunk, Fantasy
Formats: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 259

Ignatius and Indigo find themselves struggling mentally to come to terms with the complex nature of the cosmos and their newfound supernatural powers obtained through their prior encounters with gods and demons. In their quest for another relic from the Creation, they are aided by the secretive thirteenth Chapter of the Union Jacks. In search of the secret of the Flaming Celestial Pearl, they must travel to Tibet in the great airship, HM Spirit of the Empire.

Pursued by fanatical knights sworn to protect the relic, they must reluctantly call upon the Charon, the seven merciless demons from the underworld to assist them. Piecing together the map that will lead them to a fabled city hidden deep within the Himalayas, they must defend themselves from air pirates, a previous foe from Oxford, mountain beasts and elementals.

Discovering the correct path through the mountains, Indigo realises her soul may never be the same again. Regardless, they enter the Great Void where using the Sword of Wisdom, they discover the truth about the cosmos.

📜 Excerpt from Soulslayers

Before you dive into the giveaway, here’s a taste of the steampunk mysticism and high-altitude adventure waiting within SOULSLAYERS. In this scene, Indigo confronts the power of the legendary Sword of Wisdom — and the truth that knowledge always comes with a price.

An icy chill ran down her spine. She took hold of the sword and her whole being was filled with a warmth like she had never felt before. Her arms tingled and she grew lightheaded as a myriad of stories and knowledge began to run through her mind. She thought her head would explode; she couldn’t keep up. The Sword of Wisdom had chosen to divulge the knowledge it had absorbed from Manjushri, knowledge that originated from the Librarian’s bookcases beneath the Administorium in Oxford. Ignatius stood by, not knowing what was happening.

Indigo began to glow with an aura that constantly changed colour at lightning speed. Indigo began to cry, then laugh, then sob again, then horror showed on her face, then she laughed again. She could feel her heart racing, pounding in her chest and she thought it would give way. Tears continued to flow and eventually she fell to the floor, exhausted but strangely invigorated. Composing herself, she looked at Atman then Adonai with contempt.

“I hate you both! You need to see to it that I don’t send you back to Limbo permanently, given my powers here seem to outweigh yours.”

Darshan, who was always the gentlest towards Ignatius and Indigo, placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. Indigo grabbed it and threw her aside with remarkable strength.

“Leave me be, you demon whore! After this, whatever this quest is all about, I want nothing to do with any of you, even if that means through my own demise.”

She looked around, finding Ignatius to see if he took that to mean him also, although even she wasn’t sure if it did.

📚 Where to Find Soulslayers

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More from the Chronicles of the Charon series

🖋️ Guest Post from Colin Sephton

5 Things you didn’t know about a character:

Isambard Ignatius

1. He is named after my engineering hero, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Ignatius Donnelly who
wrote a well-known book, Atlantis The Antediluvian World.
2. His favourite tipple is whiskey
3. When he was younger, he attended St Edward’s School in Oxford, which is known as Teddies
and where I lived for several years.
4. Ignatius frequents a pub called The Eagle and Child in Oxford which was used by J R R
Tolkien, C S Lewis and the Inklings group, who used to call it the Bird and Baby.
5. He is extremely methodical and precise.

A music playlist for the book.

This playlist has been compiled to try and evoke the atmosphere of particular parts of the book, as if
you were watching it as a movie.
Very soon I plan on having a Spotify playlist for all three books in the trilogy, structured using the plot
in detail – so keep a lookout!

Radiohead – Everything in Its Right Place
Billie Eilish – When the Party’s Over
Muse – Madness
Imagine Dragons – Demons
Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out
Coldplay – Midnight
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
Linkin Park – Numb
Hans Zimmer – Time
Evanescence – Bring Me to Life
Muse – Knights of Cydonia
Aurora – Runaway
Coldplay – Fix You
Radiohead – Videotape

✍️ Meet Colin Sephton

Colin was born in Coventry and worked in the automotive industry for over twenty years before
becoming an Engineering teacher. Obtaining his first library card at the age of thirteen, he
became an avid reader of Fantasy and the mysteries of the Universe.

He has an inbuilt curiosity for lost knowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets of consciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, he has now moved back to his home county of Warwickshire, where he enjoys creating and working with his wife on their garden, in which he writes and entertains their two grandsons. He has always been an artist and writer, inspired by the worlds created by Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, as well as the artwork of Frank Frazetta.

Connect with Colin:

Website  |  Instagram  |  Amazon  |  Goodreads  | Instagram Art Page

🌟 Closing Notes

Thanks for stopping by for today’s spotlight! SOULSLAYERS promises a breathtaking mix of steampunk adventure, mystical philosophy, and character-driven storytelling. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway before you go — and as always, happy reading!

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