Shadows of No One

By Grace Bell

The formerly peaceful country of Azaryth is conquered by the renegade Lord Korzair. Believing in the superiority of his race he mercilessly slaughters the Syrain people. The only hope for salvation is a rebel band, the Auvreaghymnyith, "Blood of the Forgotten People," led by a mysterious, black-cloaked warrior carrying a red-jeweled sword. Known as Aliatheiryth, "Shadow of No One," this heroine is revealed as the daughter of the murdered ruler and is hunted by elite assassins hired by Lord Korzair.A warrior queen, fighting a hopeless battle for a tomorrow she knows will never come: "It is kill, or be killed...and the gods know how many times I have expected to die, and watched another die in my place. The gods know that I feel more deserving of death than any other, but I have lived...I am being given this time. And I will use it to protect my people, for they deserve far more than what life has given them."An assassin whose life of killing for hire has lost its charm: "I grew up to become a killer...life became a cruel game. Love was just a joke.Two young women who have faced agonies beyond imagination, haunted by pasts that will never fade, bound by lives so alike and choices so dissimilar. A half-breed, the son of a forbidden union, left with only a name, Heasiraheal-"Those Above the Gods." Friend and ally, caught in a web of love and deceit. A story of sacrifice, a discovery of compassion, a choice between love and fidelity: "Even after death, there's still something worth fighting for. Even when everything you've ever known is gone, there's still something to strive to preserve-tomorrow."Lives will collide in a deadly dance for survival as an unlikely alliance ignites the flame of a dying cause. "They fight because they want to. And they die because they believe that what they're fighting for is worth dying for."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481863177
• ISBN13: 9781481863179
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"