Maidenjade Book 2: The Shadows of Winter: Chronicles of Maidenjade, #2

By William Kenney

In winter's brutal grip, an existence that was already difficult has become nearly impossible in the 'Jade. The struggle for food and shelter has become desperate for the city's least fortunate.
The appearance of corpselights leads a grieving group of friends into the Deepdark to uncover a secret left behind by a departed companion.
To save her missing sister, Drua, a young Witchkinder, recruits a thief to infiltrate the Baron's compound.
What is the deadly apparition that has appeared during the night, turning its victims to ash? Can the constables stop it before it kills again?
Who would want to break into the Keep, Maidenjade's towering and unforgiving prison?
Creatures like flying stingrays are seen in the darkness, abducting people to what end? Can Pace rescue Jewel when she is snatched away by one of the foul monsters?
These interconnected stories delve deeper into the strange history of Maidenjade as a new type of jade stone is unearthed, a powerful and valuable stone, setting in motion a violent and surprising turn of events.

• Language: English
• Publisher: William Kenney
• Release date: Mar 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463711248

William Kenney

William Kenney is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly dark epic fantasy and has also written in the horror genre. Kenney began writing while in high school, trying his hand at novels in the science fiction and fantasy genre. After reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, he began to focus on epic fantasy. In the year 2000 Kenney wrote A Dream of Storms, the first book of the In the Shadow of the Black Sun trilogy. This book was eventually published in July of 2011, with its sequel Shards of S'Darin being released a year later. 2014 saw the release of the final book in the trilogy called Mournenhile. William Kenney has also written 2 books in his Tales of Embremere series aimed at younger readers. Book one is entitled Embremere, with Return to Embremere being its sequel. Kenney has also published a horror novella called Undergrowth as an homage to H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, a horror novel called Ingheist and Die Dead Enough, a story of the zombie apocalypse. With co-author Stefain, William has created Maidenjade, a dark fantasy anthology series featuring thieves and assassins in a desperate city. Two books have been released so far. William Kenney is also an accomplished artist, having painted the covers to his own books as well as many by independent authors. He currently lives in the St. Louis area, is married and has two children. Twitter- @WilliamJKenney Blog- AuthorWilliamKenney.blogspot.com Writers Circle- SkulldustCircle.blogspot.com Visit the Facebook page for A Dream of Storms at http://www.facebook.com/ADreamofStorms

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