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Shadow Kin
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The Half-Light City: Book 1

Shadow Kin (2011) (edit title/settings)

by M. J. Scott (Author) (edit contributors)

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On one side, the Night World, ruled by the Blood Lords and the Beast Kind. On the other, the elusive Fae and the humans, protected by their steadfast mages...

Born a Wraith, Lily is a shadow who slips between worlds. Brought up by a Blood Lord and raised to be his assassin, she is little... read more

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Welcome to the Half-Light City.

Imagine a city divided. On one side, the Night World, ruled by the Blood Lords and the Beast Kind. On the other, the elusive Fae and the humans, protected by their steadfast mages. A city held together by nothing more than a treaty-and even then, just... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Welcome to the Half-Light City.

Imagine a city divided. On one side, the Night World, ruled by the Blood Lords and the Beast Kind. On the other, the elusive Fae and the humans, protected by their steadfast mages. A city held together by nothing more than a treaty-and even then, just barely...

I was born of a Fae mother, but I had no place amongst her kind. They called me "soulless." An abomination. Perhaps they're right...I'm a wraith, a shadow who slips between worlds. I was given into the service of a Blood Lord who raised me to be his most feared assassin. Still, I'm nothing more than a slave to my master, and to the need that only he can fulfill...

Then he orders me to kill Simon DuCaine, a powerful sunmage. In the blaze of his magic, my own disappears. Instead of seeking revenge, Simon shows me mercy. He wants to free me. But that's one thing my master and his kind will never allow.

And even if I thought I could trust Simon, stepping from the shadow into the light isn't as simple as it sounds...

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  • Lily: A Wraith, born of a Fae mother but with no place among their kind, she was given into the service of the Blood Lord Lucius and he raised her to be a deadly assassin. She is ostracized from Blood society, called soulless and abomination.
  • Simon DuCaine: A Sunmage and Master Healer at St. Giles Hospital.
  • Lucius: The Blood Lord, a Vampire. Vicious and cruel, he rules the Night World.
  • Guy DeCaine: Simon's older brother and a Templar.
  • Ricco: An ambitious Blood. Vicious but not smart enough to ever climb high in Lucius' court. He hates Lily and finds pleasure in tormenting her.
  • Ignatius Grey: A Blood. Not one of the inner circle in Lucius' court but he wants to be. He is both vicious and smart which means that someday he might get there if he can survive the politics.
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The wards sparked in front of me, faint violet against the dark wooden door with its heavy brass locks, proclaiming the house's protection.

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  • Blood: One of the four races. They are the Vampires. Their world is violent and riddled with politics of a court ruled by the Blood Lord Lucius. They commonly dress in blacks, they are pale, with silver/gray hair. The only color they still have is their eyes which retain the shade they were before becoming a Blood.
  • Beast Kind: One of the four races.
  • Fae: One of the four races.
  • Human: One of the four races.

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This is book 1 of 2 in The Half-Light City. (standard series)

Followed by Blood Kin.

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  1. M. J. Scott (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: RoC
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
ISBN: 978-0451464040
Page Count: 336

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