Risingshadow: January 2020 Edition

Risingshadow has had an opportunity to interview K.D. Edwards about his latest fantasy novel, The Hanged Man. [author_10100] [book_55981_quote_right] AN INTERVIEW WITH K.D. EDWARDS [read more]

Risingshadow has had an opportunity to interview the fantasy author Jon Sprunk. [author_3093] [book_59420_quote_right] AN INTERVIEW WITH JON SPRUNK [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of featuring a guest post by Jason P. Hein. About the Author: Jason P. Hein is a writer of Medieval Fantasy and Science-Fantasy, best known for his four book saga The Varsian Kingdom Series. He also writes poetry and short stories, mostly connected to The Varsian Kingdom. Jason began writing at 13 years of age and published his first book, Inspired Poetry, when he was 17. He has also been featured in the Mirrored Voices Poetry Anthologies, and his first two books ... [read more]

Ira Nayman's Good Intentions was published by Elsewhen Press in a digital edition in April 2019 and in paperback in June 2019. [author_7190] [book_58703_quote_right] REVIEW: GOOD INTENTIONS BY IRA NAYMAN [read more]

(Legacy of Orïsha #2)

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and ... [read more]

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(The Licanius Trilogy #3)

"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series." - B&N SF & Fantasy Blog The third and final book in the acclaimed Licanius Trilogy by James Islington. The Boundary is whole once again, but it may not be enough. Banes now stalk Andarra, while in Ilin Illan, the political machinations of a generation come to a head as Wirr's newfound ability forces his family's long-patient enemies into action. Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the ... [read more]

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The original novel was published in 2016. Translated by Owen Frederick Witesman. Fall under the spell of this contemporary fairy tale that’s perfect for fans of Emily Winfield Martin’s Snow & Rose and the Chronicles of Narnia series. Alice thought it was unusual to see a dragonfly in the middle of winter. But she followed it until she fell down-down-down, and woke up in a world unlike any other. Welcome to Sisterland, a fantastical world where it is always summer. The most ... [read more]

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(Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac #2)

There's more to my brother's murder than I realised... Shadows in the halls, mysteries lurking around every corner. Whoever killed him is covering their tracks well. And now I'm walking a dangerous line between getting close to the four kings for information and wanting to crawl deeper under their skin for my own desires. I can't trust anyone. I can't let my guard down. And I must keep the urges of my body separate from my heart. But I'm starting to break all of my own rules. I just hope I'm not falling for my brother's killer.  [read more]

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(Gods of Blood and Powder #3)

As the final battle approaches a sellsword, a spy, and a general must find unlikely and dangerous allies in order to turn the tides of war in this epic fantasy tale of magic and gunpowder by acclaimed author Brian McClellan. The Dynize have unlocked the Landfall Godstone, and Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent them from using its power; from sewing dissension among the enemy ranks to rallying the Palo population. Ben Styke's invasion ... [read more]

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(Minecraft)

The fourth official Minecraft novel from Mojang and Del Rey. For as long as they can remember, the twin endermen Fin and Mo have lived in the mysterious land of The End. On the outskirts of the great enderman city of Talos, they explore ancient ruins under the watchful gaze of the mighty ender dragon. They have everything they need in the end ship they call home, and know everything there is to know about their world — or so they think until the strangers from another dimension arrive. The ... [read more]

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(Expeditionary Force #9)

After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed. All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's homeworld. No. There is one other thing they can do: hit the enemy so hard that the aliens will regret they ever heard of humans. [read more]

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(West of West #3)

Battling across the Shining Mountains, the questers discover a land more terrifying and dangerous than they could ever have imagined - and they've fought thunder lizards. All the while fighting and falling in love with each other, the tentatively allied Wootah and Calnians must survive monster attacks, flash floods and tornados to uncover the secret of The Meadows. And then comes the hard part. To save themselves and everybody else they will travel west of west, deeper into danger, and do all that they can to defeat a goddess who has already killed all the gods. [read more]

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(Daniel Faust #9)

The first story ever told left a scar on the skin of the universe, with its characters doomed to an endless cycle of reincarnation and death. Trapped by his enemies, Daniel Faust — magician, mobster, and newly-minted knight of hell — has been cast in the role of the eternal Thief. Now the story is dead-set on writing his final chapter, the one that ends with a knife in his back. The curse can’t be broken without tracking down the original Thief. The truth is buried beneath the legacy of ... [read more]

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(Enchanting Tales #5)

Delphi was supposed to marry a Prince. Instead she is sleeping in a barn and selling lavender at the market. Lady Delphi Rothshire knew little about the world outside her family until the day she was sent to marry Prince Julian. On her first day away from home, she learns it is possible to be abducted, usurped and abandoned in a surprisingly short space of time and yet still keep up one's spirits. Unable to tell anyone who she is for fear of losing her tongue, Delphi must find a way to survive ... [read more]

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(Revenger #3)

Return to the third book in the Revenger Trilogy, for another thrilling tale of set among the stars... Quoins are accepted currency throughout the thousands of worlds of the Congregation. Ancient, and of unknown origin and purpose, people have traded with them, fought for them, and stolen quoin hordes from booby-trapped caches at risk to life and limb throughout the Thirteen Occupations. Only now it's becoming clear they have another purpose... as do the bankers who've been collecting them. ... [read more]

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(Legends of the Condor Heroes #3)

Translated by Anna Holmwood. THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD. China: 1200 A.D. Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus Huang's father, on Peach Blossom Island, and bested the villainous Gallant Ouyang in the three trials to win the hand of his beloved. But now, along with his two friends and shifus, Zhou Botong of the Quanzhen Sect, and ... [read more]

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(Wayward Children #5)

The fifth book in Seanan McGuire's multi-award-winning Wayward Children series brings back old favorites for new adventures Come Tumbling Down picks up the threads left dangling by Every Heart a Doorway and Down Among the Sticks and Bones — it's both a standalone delight and a treat for longtime fans of the series. When we Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister — whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous ... [read more]

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(The Queens of Innis Lear)

Tessa Gratton's Lady Hotspur is a sweeping, heart-stopping Shakespearean novel of betrayal and battlefields and destiny. STRIKE FAST, LOVE HARD, LIVE FOREVER This is the motto of the Lady Knights ― sworn to fealty under a struggling kingdom, promised to defend the prospective heir, Banna Mora. But when a fearsome rebellion overthrows the throne, Mora is faced with an agonizing choice: give up everything she's been raised to love, and allow a king-killer to be rewarded ― or retake the ... [read more]

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(The Black Iron Legacy #2)

Thieves, dangerous magic, and a weapon built with the power to destroy a god clash in this second novel of Gareth Hanrahan's acclaimed epic fantasy series, The Black Iron Legacy. Enter a city of spires and shadows... The Gutter Miracle changed the landscape of Guerdon forever. Six months after it was conjured into being, the labyrinthine New City has become a haven for criminals and refugees. Rumors have spread of a devastating new weapon buried beneath the streets - a weapon with the ... [read more]

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(Zodiac Academy #4)

After the events of the Lunar Eclipse, Tory and Darcy must learn to deal with the darkness which shadows their lives. With a secret binding them to Darius and Orion, they must find a way to all work together for the greater good. But some things are easier said than done... [read more]

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(Penric and Desdemona (omnibus editions) #1)

An omnibus edition of the novellas Penric’s Demon, Penric and the Shaman and Penric’s Fox. THREE FANTASY NOVELLAS FROM GENRE LEGEND LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME! Follow Penric on his journey from noble young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the Bastard's Order. Three fantasy novellas by multiple award winning author Lois McMaster Bujold, together for the first time! Penric’s Demon On the way to his betrothal young Lord Penric happens upon a riding accident ... [read more]

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(The War of Lost Hearts #1)

Her life for freedom. Her blood for love. Her soul for vengeance. Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life. Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organization of magic Wielders in the world. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius ... [read more]

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(Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #5)

Return to the extraordinary world of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children... A fragile peace.An apocryphal warning.Chaos waiting in the heart of the storm. With his dying words, H - Jacob's final connection to his grandfather Abe's secret life - entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly contacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor, save the future of all ... [read more]

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(The Sword's Choice #1)

But once a year, the skies burn red. Upon this day, the Fire Kingdom’s priests perform their ritual: each newborn’s palm is lacerated, opened with a sacred sword, for Firia’s next ruler will be seen to shed no blood. Long ago, Noakhail had been driven from the Fire Kingdom as an infant — forced to escape with his noble father. They’d wanted to kill him simply because he was next in line for the crown... Now, Noakhail has grown, and the swordsman won’t give up until he claims the ... [read more]

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