The Shimmering: Book 1: Dark Descent and Butterfly Thief

By A.K. Crook

Book One of The Shimmering series, collected in a single volume.

Part One: Dark Descent

In the city of Saint Anthony, there is a realm of existence unknown to most mortals. Far below this urban landscape, in the cavernous bowels of the Underworld, Sinda journeys to discover fantastical lands, strange cultures - and herself.

When she is snatched from her homeland and thrust into the civilized world of humans, she comes face-to-face with the hardest quest she has ever encountered - find her way home or follow her heart.

Is the choice even hers?

Part Two: Butterfly Thief

After the veil of light separating our world and hers, Sinda wakes to find herself in a familiar place, but desperately alone. Much has developed in her brief absence. The scheming Council of Nine have splintered into factions -- some rally behind Sinda, while others plot her demise. Drezzden continues his exhaustive search to learn about the Foretold and the prophecy.

The creators of the Underworld join together to explore new ways to expand the unique world below ours. Only to have everything ripped asunder by one of their own. Cassidy, having no idea if Sinda is safe, seeks for answers -- and perhaps a way to rejoin her newfound lover.

Friends new and old unite and take us deeper into the dark corners of the Underworld and beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DY145S1N
• ISBN13: 9798311415736
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"