Showing results for "The Shadow" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Anipe was never meant to live. Born fae and smuggled into a world that hunts her kind, she grew up in the Pharaoh’s palace as nothing more than the Seer’s ward—an orphan wrapped in silk and silence. But when fire erupts from her hands before the entire court, Anipe learns the truth: she is marked by the True Flame, and the empire will burn to keep her chained. With the Pharaoh’s wrath closing in, Anipe flees into the desert with Airen, a fae guard who knows more about her past than he’ll admit, and Ronan, the Pharaoh’s son whose loyalty is tangled with desire.

When the world changed in a single heartbeat, Amari and a scattered handful of survivors were left to face what came next. Loved ones vanished. Darkness stirred. And prophecy began unfolding in ways no one was ready for. Drawn together by fear, circumstance, and the quiet pull of faith, they take shelter in a mountain cabin—never realizing it will become the battleground between hope and the rising shadows of tribulation. Famine begins to grip the earth. Strange presences stalk the tree line at night.

The brazen abduction of two teens unleashes a torrent of chaos. What should have been a fun evening with her church’s youth group takes a terrifying turn for Hannah Espinoza when she and her friend are kidnapped by armed assailants. Locked up like a criminal, she struggles to trust that God will save her from the dark forces surrounding her. Dalton faces his most trying challenge yet. Dalton Fowler’s life is upended when he learns that his niece Hannah is missing. When the ransom call comes to him, not her parents, the stakes become intensely personal.

In Abramm's world, God is close to his followers, evil takes many forms, and one must believe in the light to see the darkness. While Abramm's coronation is still underway, rival leaders are already plotting their return to power. Worse yet, as the hour approaches for Abramm's marriage to the Chesedhan crown princess—required to seal the desperately needed alliance between their two countries—he finds himself deeply attracted to her younger sister. Will Eidon give Abramm ultimate victory, or will his enemies succeed in destroying him and his beloved realm?

In Shadows of the Fallen, Petra wants nothing more than to escape the violent legacy of her abilities. But when her former partner and brilliant hacker, Jesse, is lured into tracking her down, both are drawn into a shadowy web of ancient powers and angelic sins that threaten to unravel everything they hold dear. In a world where the fallen angels' wrath lingers, Petra must confront the dark forces hunting her—or risk humanity falling into their hands.

Oracle the jaguar rises from the edge of death to seek the return of the long-lost jaguarundi—the shadow cat whose emergence will complete the animal kingdom’s calling. With Patch the raccoon, Plod the horse, Bog the toad, and the manchild Miracle, Oracle journeys through a poetically charged Rio Grande Valley where willows remember, turtles whisper, and green jays cry out with ancient joy.

Fletcher and Scoop are Apprentice Adventurers from the ancient establishment of Blotting's Academy on Fullstop Island, the place where all story characters are trained. The trouble is, they can't remember how they got there. It's the first day of term, but the two apprentices soon realize something is wrong. Things are going missing, including their own memories, and Scoop has the unsettling feeling that something is creeping in the shadows. As the children search for answers, they become entangled with the life of the Storyteller, the island's creator and king.

When the Book of Aleth is stolen, Aaron, captain of the Royal Guard, is ordered by Emperor Therion to reclaim the ancient tome. The mission thrusts Aaron into a world he's never known - a world of elves and dwarves, races long thought extinct; a world where everything he has known and believed is a lie.

Secret societies, dangerous passions, and untold millions await Justin “Flip” Grey when he arrives at a banking conference for a weekend seminar. Little does he know he is being auditioned for inclusion in The Lair, a group of businessmen who influence more than the economy. And they are going to test Justin. Enter Dahlia, the world’s most dangerous temptress, who has been assigned to seduce Justin. He must choose his future: his wife or his passions?

When he receives a cryptic text from his estranged brother, Lincoln Kingsley hopes that it signals the beginning of reestablishing the relationship they once shared. His joy is short-lived, however, as he learns that his brother has slipped into a coma. The prognosis is grim and prayers may not be enough to save him.

In a routine eye exam, Darren McArthur's life takes an extraordinary turn when his doctor sends his consciousness 400 years into the future. There, he inhabits the body of Kaden, an Agent serving the megalithic Tower that rules over humanity's last city. But as Kaden rises through the ranks, he discovers a terrifying truth: the Tower's leaders aren't just controlling the city—they're consuming its citizens.

The kings and queens of the northern continent lay siege to the Darkwater Forest, desperate to contain its evil. But rumors of gold and aurium have lured deserters and the desperate into its shadow, creating a growing army held in its sway. Desperate after the death and dissolution of their greatest ally, Willet and the Vigil seek the truth of what lies at the heart of the evil they face. They delve the mind of an old enemy and find an answer far worse than they could have imagined.

Abramm Kalladorne has returned to Kiriath to claim the crown he thought he would never wear and to prepare his people for the inevitable attack of the armies of the Black Moon. Though fiercely opposed by his own kin and reluctant to thrust his country into civil war at the worst possible time, he nevertheless believes this course of action is Kiriath's only hope of salvation.

Jordan DuBois has worked hard to get where he is. As an Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Office of the Inspector General, his days are full of investigations and paperwork. When he digs into the murder of a small-town farmer as a favor to an old friend, he finds himself embroiled in an investigation that jeopardizes not only his career, but his marriage and his life.

Pastor Ephraim Rosenbaum’s life is thrown into chaos when a young woman is murdered in his office. Rumors swirl and suspicion abounds, as even his colleagues and friends question his innocence. With public opinion against him, threats turn to violence, jeopardizing not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.

Wildlife officer Charae Spencer has faced defiant hunters, drunken tourists, and angry bears, but nothing can prepare her for a mysterious disease that kills swiftly and without mercy. The first carcasses are wild animals, but the spread isn’t likely to stop there. Will the next wave of victims be human?

When an armed assailant breaks into her home, geneticist Tari Salah is forced to run from an unknown enemy. The murder of two friends and the bombing of her lab strip her of all her allies. When she’s framed for the crimes and branded a terrorist, she can’t even go to the police for help. Special Agent Dalton Fowler is thrilled when the director of a covert law enforcement agency handpicks him for a sensitive case. Locating and protecting a wrongly accused geneticist should be simple. When he’s shot on his second day, he realizes that nothing about this will be straightforward.

The United States is finally a meritocracy, where the best and most capable rise to the top. Existing laws and regulations continue to be repealed, and freedom is the mantra of the people. Amanda Burrow, a talented painter, moves to New York City to attend an elite art academy. Once there, she falls for self-assured Ethan Ramsey, a staunch member of the National Citizens Party: the nation’s ruling faction. The NCP seeks to banish anything - or anyone - that might jeopardize an individual’s autonomy.

James Janis, a freedom fighter and hunted fugitive journeys across the world to find his purpose trying to protect innocent lives from the tyrannical global Federation. A regime, under the control of antichrist, that has replaced the previous international government establishments. James joins up with a religious based resistance faction that is staging a grand operation that can save thousands of lives from the Federation's grip. An operation that could fulfill an ancient biblical prophecy predicting a future second exodus.

When Tommy Nolan was sent abroad to avoid being made a saint too soon, he thought he'd be a glorified tourist. But when an impossible prehistoric artifact the Vatican is looking at is stolen from the British Museum, they do the first thing that comes to mind—they call the cops.