Risingshadow: January 2022 Edition

Anne Rice, the bestselling author of Interview With the Vampire, has died at the age of 80. [author_181_quote] [read more]

(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]

FantasyLitRPGHumor

(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]

FantasyAlternate History

(Immortals After Dark #19)

A human monster huntress. An immortal werewolf. Could any passion be more forbidden? The next stand-alone installment in the electrifying Immortals After Dark series by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole. Venture deeper into the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals—if you dare ... TORMENTED IN UNIMAGINABLE WAYS Coming off torture at the hands of his warlock captors, Munro MacRieve never expected to find his mate, or to lose her just as abruptly. Driven to desperation, the ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal Romance

(Interference #1)

The grubby dance of politics didn’t end when we left the solar system, it followed us to the stars The god-like Iaens are infinitely more advanced than humankind, so why have they requested military assistance in a conflict they can surely win unaided? Torstein Danielson, Secretary for Interplanetary Affairs, is on a fact-finding mission to their home planet and headed straight into the heart of a war-zone. With him, onboard the Starship Kissinger, is a detachment of marines for ... [read more]

Science Fiction

(The Infinite World #4)

Life was simpler when someone was around to tell him what to do. With a band of Adventurers looking to him for direction, whether he likes it or not, Trent Embra needed to figure out how to lead them. But how was he supposed to lead when there were so many things Trent hadn’t figured out for himself? An unidentifiable seed in his Storage, and whispers in his head, Trent points his team west towards the wilds. It was as good a direction as any. Maybe in uncivilized lands, Trent would learn what it meant to be an Adventurer and sort through what mattered most. [read more]

Fantasy

(Moonfall #1)

An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins. A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home. A drunken prince, who ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

(Wayward Children #7)

Hugo Award winner 2023 for novella. Welcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you've already taken that step by requesting a transfer into our company. There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. And it isn't as safe. When Eleanor West decided to open her school, her sanctuary, her Home for Wayward Children, she knew from the beginning ... [read more]

FantasyNovellaHugo Award

(Never After #2)

Once Upon A Time,there was a king who passed.He left behind two sons,one beloved and one outcast.The older of the two was set to take the throne,but before he could he had to find a queen to call his own.The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged.The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him.Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed.But late at night, it was the shadowed lands in which she played.Mistakes were made and secrets forged;forgetting duty and her ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceDark Fiction

(The Ravens #2)

In this thrilling conclusion to New York Times best-selling authors Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige’s The Ravens duology, loyalty, love, and friendships are tested as sorority sisters Scarlett and Vivi must face the forces of hell itself when a rival sorority threatens to wreak havoc on campus. The ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu — the Ravens — are determined to restore balance to the world. After destroying an ancient talisman and barely saving their sorority in the process, they’ll go ... [read more]

FantasyYoung Adult

(Thousand Worlds #2)

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Yoon Ha Lee's companion to the best-selling and award-winning DRAGON PEARL, another space opera inspired by Korean mythology, this time told from the point of view of a nonbinary tiger spirit. "A zesty mix of Korean folklore, magic, and science fiction that will leave you longing for more adventures in the Thousand Worlds!" - Rick Riordan, intro to DRAGON PEARL "With crisp dialogue, a winning protagonist and a propulsive plot, this tale is enormously ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung AdultSpace Opera

They choose their laws to secure their power. Fellion is a Lamplighter, able to provide illumination through magic. A group of rebel Monarchists free her from indentured servitude and take her on a journey to rescue trapped compatriots from an underground complex of mines. Along the way they get caught up in a conspiracy to kill the latest royal child and wipe out the Monarchist movement for good. But Fellian has more than just her Lamplighting skills up her sleeve... [read more]

Fantasy

(The Perfect Run #3)

The Perfect Conclusion to the Perfect Run saga! It's one thing to go back to the beginning, and another to reach the perfect ending. Ryan Romano has done it. He has gathered information about all the villains threatening New Rome. He listed all the people he wants to protect. He knows which places he has to blow up and which car he has to steal. All that's left is going back in time one final time, achieve the perfect sequence of events, save everyone, get the girl, and defeat the ultimate enemy. It's time for the Perfect Run. [read more]

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