Steampunk in the old west
Ex-Confederate officer Captain Marcus Wayward and his infamous "Eight"
are on a deadly mission. The Union has contracted them to find and kill
the most notorious scientist in the world; Doctor Burson Carpathian, who
resides somewhere in the forested interior of Arizona. Carpathian is
protected by an undead horde of his own construction, and powered by the
miracle fuel RJ-1027, they will defend him to the death.
The chance for Wayward and his mercenaries to acquire fame, fortune, and
immortality on such a mission is too great to refuse. The journey is
fraught with perils and pitfalls - outlaws, Union troopers,
thrill-seekers, Shifters of the Warrior Nation, and even other
mercenaries hell-bent on finding and killing Carpathian first. When a
shadowy force known as the Dark Council gets involved, the way becomes
even deadlier. But the biggest challenge for Captain Wayward could very
well be his own people, who begin to question the nature of the mission
as it unravels. Can he keep it all together? Can he keep his mercenaries
intact long enough to finish the job, to ride them to glory, and into
the history books? Time will tell...