The Scales of Sin & Sorrow (The Fortune Chronicles)

He holds the keys to the galaxy. But what horrors lurk beyond the portal? Xenoarchaeologist Mark Fortune defeated Earth’s would-be warlord and claimed his reward—codes for a pre-collapse galactic portal network. Mark and his new friend Tusk enter the portal and cross untold lightyears in a single step. They emerge into a gothic cathedral during an incomprehensible ritual. Swept into the middle of a simmering religious conflict where events dictate enemies and allies, Mark and Tusk side with a masked vigilante and a posh madam against a demagog bishop. Trapped in a city teetering on the brink of civil war, Mark must make a deal with a vicious mob boss and overthrow a religious inquisition. If he fails, he and Tusk will never see Earth again. Will Mark face judgment or redemption? The Scales of Sin & Sorrow is the second book in the Fortune Chronicles science fiction adventure series. If you like gritty action and dark themes, you’ll love this installment of Henry Vogel’s homage to the pulps of yesteryear.