When Shadows Beckon

The Shadows Wake

Book II in The When Shadow’s Beckon Series

The most influential land in the overworld, Verwood, has been taken over by the relentless and powerful Queen Monna. She has closed off contact from the outside realms, and released a potent fog that alters the mind of the citizens within. It has been one year since Orla and her friends set out to stop this destruction, but now that they’ve all been separated, both Orla and her ever-so clever mentor Wendell find themselves stuck on the wrong side of the barrier.

Meanwhile, One and Osseous continue their journey from Lotos, the land of the Underworld. Like Verwood, Lotos has succumbed to a new leader, one who is trying to erase magic and the creator of the realm itself—Celeste.

With one leader trying to drain all of the realm’s magic for herself, and the other trying to drain it for good, the realms all fall into chaos. In this thrilling sequel of The Shadow’s Trace, a magical war ensues in the overworld, “life” is drained from the underworld, and new enemies crawl out of the woodwork.

With two heroes already lost to the fog, where will our remaining heroes turn? Will the others be able to escape? Or is it already too late?

The Shadow’s Trace

Book I in the When Shadows Beckon series

When a crumbling society leaves Orla feeling lost and alone, she escapes on a solo journey to find herself, but instead she finds that the troubles back home are merely a microcosm of a much larger issue. Set in a society succumbing to dystopian ideals, she discovers that the world is full of magic, power struggles, and a darkness she never could have imagined. Sorcery, alchemy, hidden lands and secrets have been lying in plain sight all this time, but the most surprising secret of all – her own magic. Now she must learn how to wield it, and fast. What started off as an adventure quickly turned into a quest to protect her friends and save the realm from collapse. She opts to fight alongside a group of similarly minded misfits—a practical magician dedicated to reason, a jaded hero who must grapple with his own demons, and a loyal sidekick from beyond. A race against dangerous leaders leaves Orla and her new companions wondering if they’ve already lost.