Shadow's Past - Johanson, Natalie

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Résumé :
Second Place winner in BookFest's book awards for Magic, Myths, and Legends Second Place winner in Firebird's book awards for Young Adult Fantasy Last summer, Rose Trewin delivered a dying Light Horse's message to King Micah, and found herself entangled in court politics and plots. She'd stopped the coup and saved the king, but in doing so, she'd exposed her magic and her past. She still didn't understand her changing powers and now her past as an assassin haunts her even more. Worse, the shadows seem to want something from her. She intends to discover what, even if that means leaving her newfound home. Feeling lost and wayward, Rose ventures to the college in search of explanations about her magic. War is threatening King Micah's southern border. His council continues to push him to choose a queen, reminding him too often of his lack of an heir. He hesitates as he remembers a young woman with defiance in her eyes and the friendship that's grown between them. A new enemy with unseen magic is destroying the countryside and searching for an ancient weapon. The fighting in the south soon appears connected to this new enemy. Rose and King Micah must search the forgotten past for a way to stop him before he can destroy everything they hold dear....

Biographie:
Natalie lives in the beautiful mountain valley of Utah with her two cats, Watson and Holmes, and her wonderful wife. She spends far too much time staring out of windows, drinking coffee, and buying books she'll never have time to read.Her debut novel, Shadow's Voice, became an award-winning success, earning First Place in the Firebird Book Awards for Young Adult Fantasy and Second Place in the BookFest Awards for Action/Adventure and Magic, Myths, and Legends.The series has continued to shine with Shadow's Past winning Second Place in the BookFest Awards for Magic, Myths, and Legends and Second Place in the Firebird Awards for Young Adult Fantasy.Shadow's Fall was honored with First Place in the Firebird Awards for Young Adult Fantasy (2023) and Second Place in the BookFest Awards for Fantasy Action & Adventure, Dragons & Magical Creatures, and Magic, Myths, & Legends.Natalie's second series, Scythe & Souls, has also been awarded 2nd place for supernatural and urban fantasy for the writing in In Death's Company....

Sommaire:
Second Place winner in BookFest's book awards for Magic, Myths, and Legends Second Place winner in Firebird's book awards for Young Adult Fantasy Rose Trewin saved the king from a coup and stopped the powerful mage, but at the cost of her secrets. Despite her worst fears, she might've found a home at the castle and perhaps a friend in the king. What she still doesn't have, however, is answers about her magic. A trip out of the safety of the king's castle sends Rose in search of those answers, and a way to stop herself from being overcome by her own magic. During her trip a powerful enemy arises from the ruins of history and begins destroying everything in his path. War is threatening King Micah's southern border and his council continues to push him to choose a bride, reminding him all too often of his lack of an heir. He finds himself hesitating as he remembers a young woman with defiance in her eyes and the friendship that's grown between them. Rose and King Micah find themselves in a dangerous position when the new threat destroying the country and the fighting in the south appear connected. They don't know where he came from, how to fight his magic, or what his plan is. All they know is they must stop him before he can destroy everything they hold dear....