The Shadow of Theron (Age of Shadows Book One)
Genre: Romantic
Fantasy/Epic
Fantasy/Fantasy
Adventure
Word Count: 141k
Date of publication: Feb 28, 2023
Price: $4.99 (digital), $15.99 (paperback)
Number of pages: 546 pages
Digital ISBN: 978-1-64898-297-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-64898-296-5
The powers of old are fading. A new Age is dawning.
Holy relics are all that remain of Theron’s sacred legend.
Now those relics, the enchanted weapons forged by the Three-Faced Goddess to help Theron defeat the wicked Sorcerer Argoss, are disappearing.
Lysandro knows the village magistrate Marek is responsible, and he searches for proof disguised as the masked
protector the Shadow of Theron.
But when Marek wounds him with an accursed sword that shouldn’t exist, Lysandro must find a way to stop Marek from gaining any more artifacts created by the Goddess or her nemesis. The arrival of the beautiful newcomer Seraphine, with secrets of her own, only escalates their rivalry.
As the feud between Lysandro and Marek throws Lighura into chaos, a pair of priestesses seeks to recover the
relics and return them to safe keeping. But the stones warn that Argoss is returning, and they must race to
retrieve Theron’s most powerful weapon. But as they risk their lives for a legend, only one thing is certain. The
three temples to the Goddess have been keeping secrets: not just from the faithful, but from each other.
Wheel of Time readers and fans of Sarah Maas, Saladin Ahmed, and Trudy Canavan will delight in this fantasy
adventure duology infused with romance.
Teaser:
Lysandro moved along the edges of the room, circumnavigating the central space occupied by countless dancing
couples. Then he saw her. At the far end of the hall, the normal view out over the coast had been replaced by a
painted backdrop of the Maghreve Desert, at the very farthest border of Mirêne. With her arms wrapped around
herself, Seraphine looked out over the artificial horizon. She wore a sleek ivory dress covered gold and copper
crystals that left her shoulders daringly bare. That now familiar ache that hadn’t left him since this morning
grew more pronounced.
As he observed the faraway, wistful look in her eyes, he realized he recognized it—homesickness. He
took a deep breath and called on well-used skills to smooth his nerves and keep them tightly tucked away under
a charming façade.
He inhaled the hypnotic scent of her hair again as he stood close to her, and almost lost his nerve. He
agonized over what to say, knowing he might have only one shot to get her attention.
“Is the city of stars as beautiful as they say?”
She turned to face him, and he saw the truth in her eyes.
About Kathryn Troy
I’m a history professor by day, a novelist by night. I like to write what I read – fantasy, romantic fantasy, gothic fiction, historical fiction, paranormal, horror, and weird fiction. Horror cinema and horticulture are my other passions.
When I’m not reading or writing or teaching, I’m gaming, traveling, baking, or adding some new weird creepy cool thing to my art collection. I’m a Long Island native with one husband, two children, and three rats.