Shadow And Bone

Synopsis/Blurb In the fog-shrouded early 1900s, former detective Thomas Blackwood receives a distressing letter from his estranged brother, Elijah, beckoning him to the enigmatic Shadow Isle. Determined to uncover the truth behind his brother's plea, Thomas embarks on a perilous journey to the Ghostly Archipelago, accompanied by his steadfast assistant, Amelia West, and the weathered Captain Jonathan Pike. Upon their arrival, they encounter the sinister Marcus Graves, a wealthy landowner with a chilling hold over the island and its inhabitants. Despite warnings to leave, Thomas presses on, driven by a thirst for redemption and justice. As Thomas delves into the island's murky past, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies, each revelation bringing him closer to the truth—and closer to danger. Haunted by visions of his brother and tormented by the restless spirits that roam the island, Thomas races against time to unravel the mysteries of the Ghostly Archipelago. But as tensions rise and alliances are tested, Thomas realizes that nothing is as it seems on Shadow Isle. Beneath the surface of deception and darkness lies a truth more sinister than he could have ever imagined—one that threatens to consume him and all who dare to uncover it. In a pulse-pounding showdown on the windswept cliffs of Shadow Isle, Thomas must confront Marcus Graves and the malevolent forces that seek to destroy him. With the help of Amelia and his newfound allies, Thomas must face his own demons and confront the ghosts of his past if he is to survive the mysteries of the Ghostly Archipelago.

Joshua Reed gave everything to the woman he loved. For six years, he worked himself to the bone, fed her family, built their home, and sacrificed every dream for their happiness. In return, they betrayed him. His wife cheated with the man she called her cousin. Her family treated him like a slave. And when the apocalypse came, they murdered him for the shelter he built with his own hands. But death isn't the end. Joshua wakes up 15 days before doomsday with all his memories intact, and a legendary Doomsday Shelter System. This time, he divorces his treacherous wife, claims a $100 million fortune, and begins constructing the strongest shelter on Earth. As toxic rain falls, monsters evolve, and civilization collapses, survivors will beg for a place behind his walls. His ex-wife thinks she's fighting for half his fortune. She has no idea that, when the world ends, money won't buy food, safety, or a second chance. Only Joshua's shelter can. And the people who betrayed him? They'll discover that the greatest punishment isn't death... It's being left outside when doomsday begins.

Robbin Vance, a disgraced, jaded Frontier Guard Captain, just wants to quietly get through his exile. When a lonely, remote mining colony falls silent, he and the keen-eyed young scout Elaine see what their eyes couldn't believe, a creature filled with bodies, rooted standing where they fell; their bodies welded, flesh to flesh and bone to flesh, with a weeping, black iron that glows with a pale, alien light in their eyes. General Alistair Thorne and his legendary lost legions have reemerged after one thousand years dormant in the earth below. No longer entirely human, they have become living dead soldiers fighting a thousand year old war to reconquer a continent, to destroy their long-time enemy, an empire the current modern world has unwittingly reconstructed itself around. To do so, Robbin Vance will have to work with Juliana, a natural philosopher with all the keys to the past, to mount a desperate colonial resistance against the brutal, snow-stained winter, and against these ruthless champions when the old world wakes up and finishes its war. To win the war, the living must learn to strike and defend what belongs to them.

Aria’s slippers. That was his nickname. The heir of the Storm family, the genius with an Ice Dragon physique, reduced to a lovesick fool kneeling at a woman’s feet. Groomed by a scheming step-mother and a selfish father, Ragnar was taught all his life that sacrifice meant love. So he endured humiliation, mockery, and broken bones just to live up to expectations. In return, they stripped him of everything. His talent? Stolen through forbidden rituals. Dragon bone? Harvested to empower his half-brother. His sister? Poisoned by his own hands, without him ever knowing, made to raise a child that was never his. Till the veil shattered and they repaid his devotion with the cruelest death possible. But death was not the end. It merely hit a reset button. Time rewound, and the Void Ice Archive awakened. An inheritance left behind by Orkryos Frostheart, the Timeless Ice Monarch — master of space, time, and ice. A treasure that once drove gods to war and burned worlds to ash. Reborn fifteen years before his fall, Ragnar remembers everything. This time, he would become the demon hunting others. He would regain all that was stolen. But first, he must find a way to break the dark ritual that bound his talents to his half-brother.

"I am no longer the loser you can trample on. If the world wants me to be a monster, then I will give them the coldest hell!" Ethan Eldravar was just a poor young man who was insulted and ostracized in Lumireth market. However, as his father lay dying from King Axandra's cursed poison, an ancient destiny awakened within his blood. He was no ordinary human, he was the last heir of the extinct Dragon Rider clan. Alongside Nyxherion, a frost-fire dragon that continues to evolve, Ethan must traverse the deadly Shadow Path and the mysterious Valtherion Valley. Yet, in the midst of his struggle to save his father, betrayal emerges from the person he trusted most. Will Ethan choose to save his father, or succumb to the dragon's rage that demands revenge against the entire kingdom? In a world where power is everything, Ethan will prove that one Eldravar life is far more valuable than thousands of shadow warrior lives.

“Look here everyone! This poor wretched man brought his disabled sister here to beg for some money, come on let's contribute for these poor freaks” Tyler shouted attracting the customers as they all laughed and started taking pictures of Ava. “No matter what you do, she'll never be as normal as other kids, that's just a curse running through your bloodline.” “You made my sister cry!” Dexter's expression darkened. This was the one thing Dexter would never tolerate, insulting his sister. He looked at Ava's once happy face now filled with tears and sadness. “Who cares. I…” Dexter punched the grin out of Tyler's face. shutting him up from uttering more nonsense. Immediately Tyler felt his bone structure around his face cracked. *** Dexter Pembroke, a poor and a weakling, an orphan. He was the weakest Mage in existence, betrayed by his girlfriend, bullied by his colleagues and almost beaten to death. But then when he thought he would die, he activated the GOD-KIND SYSTEM which gave him the ability to keep LEVELING till INFINITY. Now all he cares about was to be at the top and protect his crippled sister at all cost!

"Kneel and apologize to my father, or we're getting divorced!" Valentina snapped. Marco smiled coldly. "Good. Let's divorce." Five years. Five years of working himself to the bone, handing over every paycheck, feeding his wife's entire family, and loving a woman who had already chosen another man. When the apocalypse arrived, Marco sacrificed everything to keep them alive. He reinforced their home, found food, and protected them from monsters. Their reward? They tied him up, watched him bleed to death, and let his cheating wife walk away with her lover. But fate gave him another chance. Marco awakens 15 days before the apocalypse, armed with the Doomsday Shelter System and memories of the future. This time, he won't waste his kindness on traitors. He'll build the strongest fortress. Recruit the most powerful survivors. Claim unimaginable wealth before the world collapses. And when his ex-wife and the family who called him a worthless dog come begging for shelter... "Marco... please. Just let us in." He looks down from the walls of his fortress and smiles. "Didn't you say I was worthless?" "Then die outside my gate." In the new world, mercy is a luxury. And the Apocalypse King has none

"Shoot the boy in the head." Chairman Roth commanded, sliding the heavy silver gun across the table. "Prove you belong at this billionaire table." Griffin stared at the gun, then looked at the young street orphan trembling on the floor. The elites thought Griffin was just another greedy corporate raider. They did not know he was the Oracle, the invisible shadow king who already owned all their bank accounts.

The Bloodstained King. The Talented Alchemist. The Veteran Warrior. The Enchantress. The Elven Bard. The Homunculus. The Warlock. Their destinies collided to bring about the end of Erebus and his shadow creatures. Tasked to collect all seven artifacts of Phoebe, the prophesied heroes embarked on a journey through the lands of Desmos as various discoveries, horrendous monsters, as well as new allies await their arrival. Seven Artifacts. Seven Heroes. Seven Stories.

Stripped of his marriage, his money, and his father’s compass in one brutal afternoon, Nolan Cross discovers his hands remember things his mind never learned. As buried instincts resurface and a shadow network pulls him deeper into his father’s unfinished war, Nolan must find his own true north — before the truth costs him everything again.