The Shadow Within, Karen Hancock
The Shadow Within, Karen Hancock
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The Shadow Within

Author: Karen Hancock

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 19 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 06/04/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Abramm Kalladorne has returned to Kiriath to claim the crown he thought he would never wear and to prepare his people for the inevitable attack of the armies of the Black Moon. Though fiercely opposed by his own kin and reluctant to thrust his country into civil war at the worst possible time, he nevertheless believes this course of action is Kiriath's only hope of salvation.

In the midst of this turmoil, a headstrong princess from a neighboring realm endeavors to uncover Abramm’s secrets—including his heroic exploits as the White Pretender and the fact that he wears a golden shield upon his chest—and her interference threatens to destroy any chance he has of maintaining his rightful place of king.

Against a backdrop of somber council meetings and back-alley sword fights, of magnificent ballrooms and windswept mountain fortresses, plots and counterplots unfold as old alliances dissolve and new ones form. If he is to succeed, Abramm must come to terms with his own limitations—and the sufficiency of the one who controls his destiny.

About The Author

Karen Hancock has won Christy Awards for each of her first four novels—Arena and the first three books in the Legends of the Guardian-King series, The Light of Eidon, The Shadow Within, and Shadow over Kiriath. She graduated from the University of Arizona with bachelor's degrees in biology and wildlife biology. Along with writing, she is a semi-professional watercolorist and has exhibited her work in a number of national juried shows. She and her family reside in Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sea

2020 reading challenge ( debut author) 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. For a 2020 reading challenge I needed a debut author book. And I have to say that Eric Butler's first novel impressed me. Let's recap the story. A cursed family with a possessed member thrives on sex and blood, obeying the voice in his......more

Goodreads review by Lee

Laymon and 80's flavoured gore bath. Really enjoyed this story. Lots of tension, blood and gore, everything that makes a classic 80's horror. Possibly a bit too much unnecessary sex for me. But really enjoyed it otherwise.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

As it is described as an “extreme”/splatterpunk horror, I was expecting the action to start a little quicker and more gory details from the offset. The Shadow Within, to begin with, leaves it up to the reader’s imagination, until it finally hits us with the first grizzly description. I just wish ther......more

Goodreads review by Sally

Violence and brutality abound in this tale by Eric Butler! What seems to be a demonic entity has cursed a family for generations. This story takes place in a small vacation town where Jack and his girlfriend Jill have gone so his 2 kids can get to know his new love better. Things have gone well unti......more