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The Cage of Dark Hours


A Fantasy Novel


Book 2 of the The Five Penalties Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Epic Fantasy,
  • City Fantasy,
  • Dark Fantasy,
  • Political Fantasy,
  • Myths & Legends
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  • Fantasy cities ruled by secretive elites and hidden puppet masters
  • Heroes unraveling myths and confronting monsters beyond magical barriers
  • Plots where old friends unite to challenge deep-rooted deception
Publisher Description

The Cage of Dark Hours is the second novel in the epic fantasy trilogy from Marina Lostetter, where the defeat of a serial killer back from the dead has pulled the mask off the myths and magics of a fantastical city.

Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever.

Allied with an old friend, they will battle the elite who have ruled their world with deception, cold steel, and tight control of the magic that could threaten their power, while also confronting beasts from beyond the foggy barrier that binds their world.

Now they must follow every thread to uncover the truth behind the Thalo, once thought of as only a children's tale, who are the quiet, creeping puppet masters of their world.

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