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The Shadow Sorceress
A Fantasy Novel by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Book 4 of the Spellsong Cycle Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Epic Fantasy,
- Political Fantasy,
- Military Fantasy,
- Female Protagonist,
- Feminist Fantasy
This book is for you if you're into...
- Young women wielding magic in hostile patriarchal worlds
- Fantasy battles where political and military threats collide
- Heroines forced into power before they're ready
The Shadow Sorceress, the fourth book in New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s epic fantasy series the Spellsong Cycle, begins a new story arc for a new cycle of tales starring a new heroine who must face a series of deadly political and military threats.
Secca, a young sorceress, is thrust into a position of power and responsibility before her training is complete. She must command all of her magical resources to suppress internal conflict in a neighboring province and face a new drumming magic that threatens the balance of power in the world. All in a world that views women as little more than wives, mistresses or mothers. Secca will prove that she is so much more.
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