Phoenix in Shadow
SEQUEL TO PHOENIX RISING. Epic fantasy adventure with a winning heroine in a richly-depicted world of swords and magic. BAEN'S TRADE PAPERBACK ORIGINALS PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED NATIONAL BESTSELLERS WITH MANY SELL-OUTS OF FIRST PRINTINGS.
When Kyri Vantage, Phoenix Justiciar of Myrionar, with the help of her companions Tobimar Silverun of Skysand and the unexpectedly dangerous little Toad, Poplock Duckweed, defeated monstrous killer Thornfalcon and unmasked a conspiracy of treacherous False Justiciars, she knew the job was only partly done. A dark power stirs on the far side of the terrifying Rivendream Pass. Now, as the world shudders at the arrival of the Black City, of the King of All Hells, Kyri, Tobimar, and Poplock must venture beyond Rivendream Pass and into Moonshade Hollowa place from which none have ever returned. What they find there will challenge everything they believe in and conceals a menace they cannot imagine.
Ryk E. Spoor
Ryk E. Spoor (born 1962) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, who also writes research grant proposals for a technology firm. He published his first novel, Digital Knight in 2003, and has gone on to publish over a dozen more novels, often in collaboration with award-winning author Eric Flint on the Boundary series. Threshold (2010) was listed on the Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Books list for Hardcover Science Fiction.
Balanced Sword
Balanced Sword consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.