Character Reveal: Meet Evangeline Aetheridge

Eric Rieger

02 Apr 2025 — 3 min read

A vision of Evangeline Aetheridge – beneath the auroras, beyond the gears.

“Some people are born into greatness. Others are built for it. I was manufactured, then left to discover what it means to be human.”
— Evangeline Aetheridge, from Chronocore: The Birthright Rebellion

Dear Readers and Fellow Dreamers,

I’m thrilled to share the very first character reveal from the steampunk novel I’ve been quietly (okay, sometimes obsessively) writing: Chronocore: The Birthright Rebellion. Your feedback, encouragement, and curiosity mean the world to me, and today I want to introduce you to someone who’s quickly becoming the beating heart of the entire story.

Her name is Evangeline Aetheridge.

And she’s not your typical heroine.

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