It’s Always Darkest by Frank Schildiner
This book is set in Philip Jose Farmer’s “Nine” universe. I really enjoyed this book, the main character, Langston Dupont, is a mirror universe with an more Asian flavor, and is one of The Nine‘s candidates. He still makes use of twin .45 semi-automatic pistols though. The very select pool of individuals who gain immortality (at least very, very slow aging) at the cost of being the complete servants of the nine member ruling council who have been influencing the fate of mankind for thousands of years. The author is a martial arts instructor, and writes really good fight scenes. Something I really appreciate. Dupont has turned against his masters after close to a century of service, including his childhood training. A fun read set in 1970s and added bonus, a fight scene featuring one of my favorite bladed weapons!