My first real foray into any literary steampunk or grimdark was a successful one. I got to talk with the author a bit as well, and I expect this story will be great to the very end!
Fantasies are fairly prevalent on Vella right now, but Barry K. Gregory's "A Thing Immortal" is one of the first 'Dark Fantasies' that I've come across, and it makes for an original and engaging read.