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Nightborn: Coldfire Rising
A Fantasy Novel by C. S. Friedman
Book 4 of the Coldfire Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dark Fantasy,
- Science Fantasy,
- Survival,
- Alien Planet,
- Horror
This book is for you if you're into...
- Alien worlds where nightmares become real and deadly
- Colonist survival stories mixing science with dark fantasy
- Power struggles within desperate groups facing supernatural threats
A prequel to the lauded Coldfire trilogy, Friedman's latest novel mixes the best of dark fantasy and chilling sci-fi.
A ship full of colonists arrive on a seemingly hospitable planet, only to discover that it harbors a terrifying secret.
Soon the settlers find themselves caught up in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, bringing a person's greatest fears and darkest nightmares to life.
As Colony Commander Leon Case and Chief Medic Lise Perez struggle to find a way to control the fae before more people die, other settlers have ideas of their own…and they may prove more of a threat to colony than the fae itself.
Nightborn: Coldfire Rising is a tale that blends sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, suspenseful and emotionally intense, as a handful of humans struggle to survive on an alien world that seems determined to kill them.
In the end they will have to draw upon both scientific knowledge and mystical traditions to save themselves.
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