[Complete] [110000] [Fantasy/Edwardian Era] Dr. Pembernathy's Cure for Death
I have a completed manuscript and am looking for people who can read it over and give me an idea of how it reads/crit/ect. Willing to critique swap. If you have any questions feel free to message me/post here.
Query:
Far out in the small, rural town of Aylesbury, doctor Fitz Pembernathy lived a comfortable life of denial. Sure, a presumed childhood case of ‘goat pox’ had left him with horns on his head, and, according to his father, he had grown sharp fangs from ‘eating too much meat’. But his quirks had never been a major problem until he discovered the necromancy.
When Fitz accidentally raises one of his patients from the grave, he can no longer ignore the truth: he has demon heritage. To make matters worse, an Inquisitor has been called out to judge whether or not Fitz should be put to the axe for his illegal use of magic. The subsequent trial demands Fitz demonstrate he’s not the monster he fears he is, or face execution.
Perpetually anxious and prone to panic attacks, Fitz is sure this is a long awaited doom finally realized. But as the trial progresses and Fitz learns the truth behind the family secret — that the Pembernathys are doctors who use necromancy to heal the dead — he begins to realize that maybe his life is one worth fighting for.