Risingshadow: December 2021 Edition

Christer Lende's The Beast Hunters was published by Hashtag Press in November 2021. [author_11478] [book_61898_quote_right] REVIEW: THE BEAST HUNTERS BY CHRISTER LENDE [read more]

Risingshadow has an opportunity to feature a curated Q&A with S.G. Blaise. S.G. Blaise is the author of The Last Lumenian and its sequel, True Teryn. [author_11593] [book_63497_quote_right] Q&A with S.G. Blaise [read more]

Risingshadow has an opportunity to feature a guest post by Gail Z. Martin. This guest post is part of the author's Days of the Dead blog tour. Guest post: The Night Vigil by Gail Z. Martin [read more]

A virtuoso novel where logic confronts magic and that explores the part of ourselves that eludes us In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from Paris to New York. Among them: Blake, a respectable family man, though he works as a contract killer; Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star tired of living a lie; Joanna, a formidable lawyer whose flaws have caught up with her; and Victor Miesel, a critically acclaimed yet commercially ... [read more]

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“Ruiz Zafón’s visionary storytelling prowess is a genre unto itself.”—USA Today Return to the mythical Barcelona library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in this posthumous collection of stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind and The Labyrinth of the Spirits. Bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón conceived of this collection of stories as an appreciation to the countless readers who joined him on the extraordinary journey that began with ... [read more]

Short StoriesHistorical FantasyTranslationMagical Realism

(Skyward #3)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction. Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell — the enigmatic ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(The Immortal Great Souls #1)

Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell. Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion. That within the hallowed halls of the Academy and under the stern eyes of the underworld’s greatest instructors he will enjoy enormous privilege, rediscover unique and wondrous powers, and one day return to the millennium-old battle against their infernal foes. Until he is betrayed. Singled out and sentenced ... [read more]

Fantasy

(The Green Bone Saga #3)

Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now known and coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern players, including doctors, athletes, and movie studios. As the struggle over the control of jade grows ever larger and more deadly, the Kaul family, and the ancient ways of the Kekonese Green Bones, ... [read more]

Fantasy

(Elder Race #1)

A novella. In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) and although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who ... [read more]

Science FictionNovella

(Outlander #9)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series. The past may seem the safest place to be... but it is the most dangerous time to be alive.... Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same. It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceHistorical FictionTime Travel

(The Last King of Osten Ard)

A short novel. Pride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself. Among the immortal Sithi of Osten Ard, none are more beloved and admired than the two sons of the ruling family, steady Hakatri and his proud and fiery younger brother Ineluki - Ineluki, who will one day become the undead Storm King. The younger brother makes a bold, terrible oath that he will destroy deadly Hidohebhi, a terrifying monster, but instead drags his ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

(The Books of Babel #4)

The incredible final book in the word of mouth phenomenon fantasy series that began with Senlin Ascends. "The "Books of Babel" are something you hope to see perhaps once a decade — future classics, which may be remembered long after the series concludes." (Los Angeles Times) As Marat's siege engine bores through the Tower, erupting inside ringdoms and leaving chaos in its wake, Senlin can do nothing but observe the mayhem from inside the belly of the beast. Caught in a charade, Senlin ... [read more]

FantasyScience FictionSteampunk

(The Aurora Cycle #3)

The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival. Is this the end? What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course. Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast. When we last saw Squad 312, they were working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(He Who Fights with Monsters #4)

An old friend brings comfort while an old acquaintance brings trouble as Jason and Farrah get the change of scenery they've been longing for. The kingdom is in peril, which seems like small beans compared to saving the world a few times. It isn't even Jason's job to deal with as, for once, the powerful people around him are living up to their responsibilities. This leaves Jason and Farrah time to recover, but healing isn't always easy. Their experiences on Earth still linger, and in a world of magic, the scars to the soul are the ones that stick. [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Linguistic subterfuge in a city under siege! Enslaved by a mute-race of cruel dictators, Razvan learns their touch-language and works as a translator in order to survive. But war is on the horizon and his quiet life is about to get noisy... When he was a boy, Razvan trained as a translator for the hated Keda, the mute enslavers of his city, Val Kedić. They are a cruel race who are quick to anger. They keep a tight hold on the citizens of Val Kedić by forcing their children to be sent to ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

(The Dragon Empire Saga #1)

She was destined to Die.He was born to Kill. Cassandra has known nothing but suffering and slavery for her whole life. Unjustly condemned to death, she was ready to leave this Hell and expire her last breath in the arena. But destiny had other plans for her, and instead of being killed, she was offered as a tribute to the merciless Kairen, the Dragon Prince, also known as the Empire's God of War. What will happen now that she is trapped in his den, at his mercy...? [read more]

FantasyRomanceDragons

(Noobtown #6)

In Jim’s absence, Zorlando has been doing a pretty good job keeping Windfall safe. He doesn’t know, and may not be equipped for, what is heading straight toward Noobtown, though. Will Jim beat the Pirates while he is on Glorious Roberts’ ship? Will he make it back to his beloved city before Maggie, the Assassin, gets there? Why are there Pirates attempting to sack Windfall? Most importantly, will Shart ever be the opposite of inside out again? All these questions may or may not be answered in the sixth book of the bestselling Noobtown LitRPG series. They will. [read more]

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(Spellcrackers.com #5)

The fifth and final installment in a kickass urban fantasy series about fae Genny Taylor who works for Spelltrackers.com, run by witches — it pays the rent, lets her do what she's good at (magic and crack it), and it keeps the vamps off her back. The final book in the Spellcrackers series is rollicking, action-filled adventure. Packed with humor, magic, romance, and a few revelations, and the cameo appearence of a few characters from Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant novels (Midnight Riot, Moon over Soho, and Whispers Under Ground), this is a powerful end to a fresh, fantastic, satisfying story. [read more]

FantasyUrban Fantasy

(Skyward #3)

From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen’s story along with Cytonic. With the government of Detritus in disarray because of Superiority treachery, and with Spensa still away on her mission in the Nowhere, Jorgen must work together with the alien Alanik to pick up the pieces. They intercept a strange transmission from the ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(Mother of Learning #1)

Zorian Kazinski has all the time in the world to get stronger, and he plans on taking full advantage of it. A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. A driven and quiet young man, he is consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, resenting the Kazinskis for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, Zorian has no time for pointless ... [read more]

Fantasy

(Tian Guan Ci Fu #1)

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedication and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise, can also fall...and fall he does, cast from the Heavens again and again and banished to the mortal realm. Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time. Now only a lowly scrap collector, he is dispatched to wander the earthly realm to take on tasks ... [read more]

FantasyRomance

(Zodiac Academy #7)

The winds of fate are shifting, and it finally seems like they’ve been twisted in our favour. On the run and cast out from society, we’ve been forced to hide from the mad man who stole our throne. But as more secrets come to light and my sister and I work harder than ever before to reach our potential and claim our birth right, the end is finally drawing closer. There is no turning from this path now. The curse chases on our heels as time rushes by and the blood drenched destiny of the ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal Romance

(The Invisible Library #8)

“Clever, creepy, elaborate world building and snarky, sexy-smart characters!” — N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season In this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe. Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father. But when the Library orders her to kill him, and then Alberich himself offers to sign a truce, she has to ... [read more]

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