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The Black Mantle
A Fantasy Novel by Andrew Watson
Book 2 of the The Shadowbinders Trilogy Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dark Fantasy,
- Epic Fantasy,
- Civil War,
- Ancient Mysteries,
- Magic
This book is for you if you're into...
- Dark epic fantasy where ancient secrets resurface
- Characters haunted by their pasts and personal darkness
- Civil wars that threaten to consume entire nations
The war of shadows is being drawn into the light.
Rai faces a past he swore he'd never return to. Tarris is on the brink of civil war and Rai may have set the fuse for the oncoming devastation. But he is a different man now. A man with a darker shadow.
Darkness leaks into Yontar, but Nya refuses to let it take those she loves. If the darkness can be held at bay, she will have everything she has ever wanted. Everything should be perfect. But no one can outrun their shadow.
All the while, ancient mysteries are being uncovered. A past lost to the sands of time. However, the past was buried for a reason.
The dark beckons to them. And it shall not go unanswered.
The Black Mantle, book 2 in the Shadowbinders trilogy, reaches new heights as it continues this dark epic fantasy adventure with mysteries and magic abound.
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