Shadow Frost

Shadow Frost
Author: Coco Ma
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1982527439

In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness rises. Some call it a monster, laying waste to the villagers and their homes.Some say it is an invulnerable demon summoned from the deepest abysses of the Immortal Realm.Many soldiers from the royal guard are sent out to hunt it down.Not one has ever returned. When Asterin Faelenhart, Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she may hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon terrorizing her kingdom, she vows not to rest until the beast is slain. With the help of her friends and the powers she wields—though has yet to fully understand—Asterin sets out to complete a single task. The task that countless trained soldiers have failed. To kill it. But as they hunt for the demon, they unearth a plot to assassinate the princess herself instead. Asterin and her companions begin to wonder how much of their lives have been lies, especially when they realize that the center of the web of deceit might very well be themselves. With no one else to turn to, they are forced to decide just how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect the only world they have ever known. That is ... if the demon doesn’t get to them first. From young author Coco Ma comes a dazzling new tale of adventure, power, and betrayal, weaving together a stunning world of magic with a killer cast in an explosive, unforgettable debut.

God Storm

God Storm
Author: Coco Ma
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1982527463

Everything has a price. In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness has fallen. After defeating the evil mother who summoned an immortal demon to kill her, newly coronated Queen Asterin Faelenhart should have every reason to celebrate. Her kingdom is safe, forbidden magic eradicated, and her friends are alive. Except Asterin’s triumph has come at a devastating cost—forced to choose between a lifelong friend and true love, she’s lost both. But the shadows in Axaria have begun to stir once again, and no one is more starved for vengeance than Asterin ... Yet it soon becomes clear that the shadows plaguing her kingdom are just the beginning. Another realm coexists with the mortal world—the beautiful, nightmarish Immortal Realm ruled by the wicked God of Shadow, King Eoin. When their paths entwine, Asterin realizes that Eoin possesses exactly what—and who—she seeks most. And the fates of all those that she holds dear—Orion, her missing Guardian; Luna, the friend she could not save; Harry, the demon who saved them all; and Quinlan, her beloved broken prince—ultimately rest in the god’s hands. But in a world of magic, not everyone is always as they seem. When shocking discoveries threaten everything and everyone that Asterin has sworn her life to protect, she won’t be the only person forced to make a choice ... a choice that will change the mortal world forever. And maybe even destroy it.

Shadowbridge

Shadowbridge
Author: Gregory Frost
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2007-12-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345504941

Sprung from a timeless dream, Shadowbridge is a world of linked spans arching high above glittering seas. It is a world of parading ghosts, inscrutable gods, and dangerous magic. Most of all, it is a world of stories. No one knows those stories better than Leodora, a young shadow-puppeteer who travels Shadowbridge collecting the intertwining tales and myths of each place she passes through, then retells them in performances whose genius has begun to attract fame . . . and less welcome attention. For Leodora is fleeing a violent past, as are her two companions: her manager, Soter, an elderly drunkard who also served Ledora’ s father, the legendary puppeteer Bardsham; and Diverus, her musical accompanist, a young man who has been blessed, and perhaps cursed, by the touch of a nameless god. Now, as the strands of a destiny she did not choose begin to tighten around her, Leodora is about to cross the most perilous bridge of all–the one leading from the past to the future. Shadowbridge is the first novel in a two-book adventure.

Shadows of Pecan Hollow

Shadows of Pecan Hollow
Author: Caroline Frost
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0063065363

Winner of the Crook's Corner Book Prize, finalist for the Golden Poppy Award, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize "This immersive, full-bodied novel will keep its hooks in you long after the last page is read, and marks the arrival of a tremendously wise and talented writer."—Ben Fountain Set in 1970-90s Texas, a mesmerizing story about a fierce woman and the partner-in-crime she can’t escape, perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing and Valentine. It was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome. Twenty years after they meet, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees and muddy creeks of the town of Pecan Hollow, far from Manny. But when he shows up at her doorstep a new man, fresh out of prison, Kit is forced to reckon with the shadows of her past. A gritty, penetrating, and unexpectedly tender novel, Shadows of Pecan Hollow is a hauntingly intimate and distinctly original debut about the complexity of love—both romantic and familial—and the bonds that define us. “Paper Moon meets Badlands in this mesmerizing Texas backroads thriller, a twisty story of a runaway girl who finds a home and a desperate love on the road with an opportunistic criminal.”—Janet Fitch

The Shadow Frost Novels

The Shadow Frost Novels
Author: Coco Ma
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2023-09-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

From young author Coco Ma comes a dazzling tale of adventure, power, and betrayal, weaving together a stunning world of magic with a killer cast in an explosive, unforgettable collection. Shadow Frost Something dark is brewing in the kingdom of Axaria. The young princess and heir to the throne, Asterin Faelenhart, has a unique set of affinities—or powers. So unique, in fact, she is tasked with hunting down the beast which threatens to destroy her kingdom. With the help of her friends, Asterin sets out to destroy the creature, but as they journey deeper into the forest, they unearth a plot to assassinate the young princess. God Storm After defeating her evil mother, newly coronated Queen Asterin Faelenhart’s kingdom is safe. Except Asterin’s triumph has come at a devastating cost—the shadows in Axaria have begun to stir once again. Another realm coexists with the mortal world—the beautiful, nightmarish Immortal Realm ruled by the wicked God of Shadow, King Eoin. When their paths entwine, Asterin realizes that Eoin possesses exactly what—and who—she seeks most.

Ashes of a Black Frost

Ashes of a Black Frost
Author: Chris Evans
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2011-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439180687

Bones jutted from the sand at angles—not odd angles, though, for that would suggest that there were ways bones could protrude that made sense—and the eyes of those still living stared and saw nothing. Amidst a scene of carnage on a desert battlefield blanketed in metallic snow, Major Konowa Swift Dragon sees his future, and it is one drenched in shadow and blood. Never mind that he has won a grand victory for the Calahrian Empire. He came here in search of his lost regiment of elves, while the Imperial Prince came looking for the treasures of a mystical library, and both ventures have failed. But Konowa knows, as do the Iron Elves—both living and dead—that another, far more important battle now looms before them. The campaign in the desert was only the latest obstacle on the twisted, darkening path leading inexorably to the Hyntaland, and the final confrontation with the dreaded Shadow Monarch. In this third novel of musket and magic in Chris Evans’s Iron Elves saga, Konowa’s ultimate journey is fraught with escalating danger. A vast, black forest finds a new source of dark power, spawning creatures even more monstrous than the blood trees from which they evolve. The maniacally unstable former emissary of the Shadow Monarch hungers for revenge, leading an army of ravenous beasts bent on utterly destroying the Iron Elves. A reluctant hero, Private Alwyn Renwar, struggles to maintain his connection to this world and that of the loyalty of the shades of the dead. And in a maze of underground tunnels, Visyna Tekoy, whom Konowa counts among those he has loved and lost, fights for her life against the very elves he so desperately wants to find. And so Konowa sets off from this Canyon of Bones, pursuing his freedom from a curse that has cast his life in darkness. For though his long, violent trek may indeed lead him to his destiny, he is ill prepared for the discovery he will make . . . with the fate of the Iron Elves, and the world, hinging on the courage of one wrathful elf.

Firstborn Academy

Firstborn Academy
Author: Isla Frost
Publisher: Firstborn Academy
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780648253266

Ever since magic stormed the world, the price for human survival is surrendering your firstborn to the monsters. But this year it's Nova's turn, and the monsters better watch their backs. I am the firstborn in my family. The first of three. And today I will pay the price for my siblings' lives by surrendering control of my own. I will step through the runegate, and I will never see my family again. What the others do with the firstborn is shrouded in mystery. All anyone knows is they are never heard from again. I will step through the runegate willingly. But I can keep secrets too. And I'll do whatever it takes to bring the others to their knees... Fans of Harry Potter, Shadowspell Academy, Harley Merlin, and The Hunger Games, welcome to a magical new world packed with adventure, intrigue, romance, and characters you'll fall in love with. Trilogy Reading Order and Release Dates: Firstborn Academy: Shadow Trials (Book 1) releases September 2019 Firstborn Academy: Shadow Witch (Book 2) releases October 2019 Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper (Book 3) releases December 2019

Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper

Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper
Author: Isla Frost
Publisher: Firstborn Academy
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2020-01-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780648253297

Don't miss this epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling academy series. Life magic is abundant in Nova's world. But it might just take death magic to save it. Nova has sworn she will use every ounce of her wildcard power to bring down the worlds-destroying enemy that has gone undefeated for one hundred and fifty years. The only hiccup in this otherwise solid plan is that she has no idea how. But as she and her friends head to the war front to face this impossible task, they find themselves caught between powerful political forces, an unpopular prophecy, new and daunting revelations about their enemy, and the unstoppable might of the Malus itself. If victory is possible, how much will it cost? Trilogy Reading Order: Firstborn Academy: Shadow Trials (Book 1) Firstborn Academy: Shadow Witch (Book 2) Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper (Book 3)

Firstborn Academy

Firstborn Academy
Author: Isla Frost
Publisher: Firstborn Academy
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2019-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780648253273

Nova has the magic of the enemy. No one knows whether it's the power they've been waiting for--or a curse that will destroy the world. And not everyone at the Firstborn Academy is willing to let Nova live long enough to find out... Trilogy Reading Order and Release Dates: Firstborn Academy: Shadow Trials (Book 1) releases September 2019 Firstborn Academy: Shadow Witch (Book 2) releases October 2019 Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper (Book 3) releases December 2019