Screenwriter and noted film critic C. Robert Cargillcontinues the story begun in his acclaimed debut Dreams and Shadows in this bold and brilliantly crafted taleinvolving fairies and humans, magic and monsters-a vivid phantasmagoria thatcombines the imaginative wonders of Neil Gaiman, the visual inventiveness ofGuillermo Del Toro, and the shocking miasma of William S. Burroughs.
Six months have passed since the wizard Colby lost his bestfriend to an army of fairies from the Limestone Kingdom, a realm of mystery anddarkness beyond our own. But in vanquishing these creatures and banning themfrom Austin, Colby sacrificed the anonymity that protected him. Now, word ofhis deeds has spread, and powerful enemies from the past-including one Colbyconsidered a friend-have resurfaced to exact their revenge.
As darkness gathers around the city, Colby sifts through hismemories desperate to find answers that might save him. With time running out,and few of his old allies and enemies willing to help, he is forced to turn foraid to forces even darker than those he once battled.
Following such masters as Lev Grossman, Erin Morgenstern,Richard Kadrey, and Kim Harrison, C. Robert Cargill takes us deeper into anextraordinary universe of darkness and wonder, despair and hope to reveal themagic and monsters around us . and inside us.
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