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In Midnight's Shadow
They took everything, even his name. Now he has nothing left to lose.
Fifteen years before the events in The Many Shades of Midnight, Alyas-Raine Sera was betrayed and exiled by a man he thought of as a brother.
Driven by a need for answers and desire for revenge, Alyas dedicates his life to opposing those responsible—his former king and the mining syndicates that control him. But with syndicate greed growing worse by the year, and disaster on the horizon, spiralling events will eventually lead him to a small mining town in Flaeres and a chilling encounter that will change everything.
Spanning the years of exile through to the immediate aftermath of the novel, this collection of seven stories reveals the pivotal events that shape the man who will reshape the world.
Fifteen years before the events in The Many Shades of Midnight, Alyas-Raine Sera was betrayed and exiled by a man he thought of as a brother.
Driven by a need for answers and desire for revenge, Alyas dedicates his life to opposing those responsible—his former king and the mining syndicates that control him. But with syndicate greed growing worse by the year, and disaster on the horizon, spiralling events will eventually lead him to a small mining town in Flaeres and a chilling encounter that will change everything.
Spanning the years of exile through to the immediate aftermath of the novel, this collection of seven stories reveals the pivotal events that shape the man who will reshape the world.
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Expected publication May 21, 2024
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C.M. Debell
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April 28, 2024
I received this eARC courtesy of the author. I loved the book The Many Shades of Midnight and I was all kinds of excited to read this one. I was afraid that the first book was a standalone.
This is not a novel but a compilation of seven stories in the same world. It was terrific following along with these characters again. I love their personalities, interactions and dialogue. The conversations between the two brothers in particular are fantastic! The stories are from the points of view of several different characters. One thing that most of them have in common is the narrators' exasperation with Alyas; he tends to give most of them gray hair at one point or another
When I began this book it was with the intention of reviewing each of the individual stories. So much for that! I was in the middle of the fifth one when I realized that I had forgotten to take notes. (Usually I refer to my Kindle annotations when I write my reviews.) I guess that could be a statement in and of itself. I was too busy enjoying the read to remember note-taking.
I wouldn't advise reading this before the first book, by the way, because there are some major spoilers! This is not written as a prequel, although most of the stories take place in the past before Book One. Publishing order is the key to this series.
This earned a place on my Favorites shelf.
This is not a novel but a compilation of seven stories in the same world. It was terrific following along with these characters again. I love their personalities, interactions and dialogue. The conversations between the two brothers in particular are fantastic! The stories are from the points of view of several different characters. One thing that most of them have in common is the narrators' exasperation with Alyas; he tends to give most of them gray hair at one point or another
When I began this book it was with the intention of reviewing each of the individual stories. So much for that! I was in the middle of the fifth one when I realized that I had forgotten to take notes. (Usually I refer to my Kindle annotations when I write my reviews.) I guess that could be a statement in and of itself. I was too busy enjoying the read to remember note-taking.
I wouldn't advise reading this before the first book, by the way, because there are some major spoilers! This is not written as a prequel, although most of the stories take place in the past before Book One. Publishing order is the key to this series.
This earned a place on my Favorites shelf.
May 7, 2024
Review to follow.
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