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One Dark Window

By Rachel Gillig
Series: The Shepherd King
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One Dark Window is a dark, lushly gothic fantasy following Elspeth Spindle, a maiden who shares her mind with a mercurial spirit called the Nightmare. Living in a mist-covered kingdom, Elspeth must embrace this monster within to save her land from a spreading dark magic. When she meets Ravyn, a mysterious highwayman and the King's traitorous nephew, they embark on a perilous quest to find twelve Providence Cards before the Solstice. As the stakes rise and their romance deepens, Elspeth grapples with the growing influence of the Nightmare on her mind in this spellbinding tale of shadow, deception, and magic.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for adult and young adult readers who enjoy dark fantasy with gothic atmosphere, complex magic systems, and slow-burn romance. Fans of Uprooted, For the Wolf, and authors like Sarah J. Maas, Naomi Novik, and Robin McKinley will find much to appreciate here.

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THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION!

For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom—but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers... and guilty of high treason.

He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

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Publishers Weekly praises the steamy romance and recommends it for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Naomi Novik. Hannah Whitten calls the book enthralling with its thick fog, shifting alliances, and clever magic. Library Journal highlights the finely detailed magical system and slow-burn romance, while Chicago Review of Books compares Rachel Gillig’s lush language to Alix E. Harrow and Robin McKinley, noting the richly detailed and decadent worldbuilding. Booklist concludes readers will be enthralled by Elspeth's riveting adventure.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316312486

Publisher: Orbit

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 381g

Pages: 432

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Classic Fiction Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Rachel Gillig Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: The Shepherd King

About the Author

Rachel Gillig was born and raised on the California coast. She is a writer, with a BA in literary theory and criticism from UC Davis. If she is not ensconced in blankets dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is in her garden or walking with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.

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