Shadow And Bone

“Don’t complain when the lights go out” These were the words that came out of his mouth before he calmly exited the office. Marcus Leopold, a typical nobody, a medical instructor, is pushed aside by his wife, Lauren Forrest, when she sees that she has reached the very pinnacle of her career. She saw him as nothing but ‘Deadweight.’ But then everything turns upside down when, on the very day she had been dreaming of, she sees him standing with the top dogs of the city. Marcus Leopold wasn't just a nobody; he was the shadow ruler of Mero, the Hidden Ace, and the blade that held the underworld together. He had chosen a quiet life to stay with his wife; for three years, he played instructor at the clinic. But now, he is back, and with his resurfacing, the underworld is shaking, threats are awakening, and new enemies and allies are being born.

Behind Rayendra Wardiana's ordinary life, there is a dark secret about the inheritance of blood and grudge. Since childhood, Rayendra lived in the shadow of the death of his father, Widyo, the legendary cartel leader who was tragically killed before his eyes. The trauma of that night gave birth to Andrean, another personality who existed to protect Rayendra from a violent world. Slowly secret after secret revealed. About the betrayal of Wandi, his own uncle; about Madam, his father's ex-wife who is thirsty for power; to the great war that shook the domestic cartel world. In a world full of blood, intrigue, and power, the Wardiana family is forced to face the bitter truth that tests their bond.

When a fourteen year-old Richard sneaks his three friends through his father's hidden tunnel into the family's mining site, he only wants to impress them and witness the blasting of a new section. But one explosion changes everything. The earth trembles, the ground collapses -and the boys fall into a strange, ancient world buried deep beneath the surface. With no clear way out and danger lurking in every shadow, they must rely on each other, their wits, and a fierce will to survive. But this world isn't just earth and rock - it's alive, it's watching, and it might not let them leave.