Beyond the Shadows
The perfect killer has no conscience, just objectives.
Readers rate it 4.2 (489 on Hardcover)
689 pages · Released 2008 · Orbit Books
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Beyond the Shadows is the second book in an adult dark fantasy series centered on assassination, warfare, and morally complex protagonists. While it features engaging character development and explores themes of sacrifice and friendship, the frequent violence (battles, contract killings), mature themes (immortality's cost, trauma), and dark tone make it unsuitable for younger teens. The book is marketed to adult fantasy readers and assumes familiarity with the first book's plot.
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A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor... A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself. But they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scale. Seven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continent. Kylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality, and is faced with a task only he can complete. To save his friends, and perhaps his enemies, he must assassinate a goddess. Failure will doom the south. Success will cost him everything he's ever loved.
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- fantasy
- assassination
- wetboy
- Gods and goddesses
- Assassins
- Fiction
- Crime, fiction
- Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Fiction, fantasy, general
- Science fiction, fantasy, horror
- medium-paced
- mysterious
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ISBN 9780316033664 · Orbit Books