The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom's magical elite - the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free? The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfil her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him. But what of Mal, Alina's childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can't she ever quite forget him? Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.
Gathering Dark is a new standalone thriller set in Los Angeles from #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox.
In the wake of the Brothers' War, Dominaria is in ruins. A backlash against magic and its users has become the focus for the tattered remnants of social order.
It was the same way people in school looked at Kendall Philips last year, after her boyfriend dumped her and she'd lost it and smashed in his locker door with a softball bat. ... “I'm seeing—my vision's kind offunny.
The Gathering Dark
E LEFT MINA LEE there and climbed down the cliff. I got cell phone reception less than twenty feet from the base. I called Chief Carling, then my dad. My dad got there first, driving as close as he could get. Then he bundled Rafe, ...
I wish he'd go back home where he belongs, but no—if I'm seeing a girl from Sherwin, then he's going to find ... When they pulled up to the stop sign at Kendall Road, Walker ran a fingertip down Keira's temple and tucked a strand of ...
War brought them together.
The Gathering Dark: Inspector McLean, Book 8
PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEAN SERIES 'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph 'Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express 'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror 'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record 'Hugely ...
After a thousand years of light, a teen's world teeters on the edge of utter darkness