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    The Shadow of the Endless Night
    The Shadow of the Endless Night
    The Shadow of the Endless Night
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    The Shadow of the Endless Night

    By Carrie Gessner

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    Since their defeat at the hands of Valerius and his army three months prior, Aurelia and her friends are lost. Aurelia has renounced her country in order to do what she thinks is right—and to survive. Now, with Renfred in the dungeons and her fortitude waning, she sets off on a quest to find the Guardians of the Gift in the hopes of restor

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSky Forest Press
    Release dateMar 26, 2019
    ISBN9781949665055
    The Shadow of the Endless Night
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    Carrie Gessner

    Carrie Gessner received a BA in English from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She writes fantasy and science fiction and drinks a lot of tea. Her short stories have appeared online at The Teacup Trail, Freeze Frame Fiction, and The Future Fire as well as in the anthologies Whispers in the Dark, Fall into Fantasy 2018, Gunsmoke & Dragonfire, and Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths. When she's not writing or reading, she likes to go for walks in the park with her greyhound. She's a member of Pennwriters and Broad Universe.

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