Night Shadows

Gideon Biddle Chronicles #2

by Katherine Wood

The edge of darkness is where revenge begins. In the darkness of night, a frightening new enemy has emerged to threaten the safety of the two worlds. Gideon Biddle, the boy who can walk through shadows, returns to the magical world of the Midlands in order to save Griffin Nightshadow from his Drack mentor, Ign Creech. Facing the dangers of wild magic, Gideon must delve into the past of Griffin and Zephren Raginall in order to stop the terrifying Ambient Army from conquering the Midlands once and for all.

356 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2008

About the author

KATHERINE WOOD began
writing when she was in elementary
school and hasn't stopped. She
currently lives in Saint George,
Utah, with her dog, Gidget. She is
the current expert on the Midlands
and the adventures of Gideon
Biddle. She spends her time
researching the Midlands, avoiding
the MRA, and teaching US History
and US Government at a local high
school. She is an avid young adult
fiction fan, fantasy fiction fan,
historical fiction fan, and science
fiction fan. She spends most of her
free time either writing or reading.
She is currently working on several
projects including the fourth
Gideon Biddle Book: Gideon
Biddle: Druger Wars

Reviews

[Jacen]

This book is about a man who just wants a regular life, but despite that wish, he gets everything that is possibly not normal. If you had the option to save the world despite yourself surely dying would you still partake in it? Gideon Biddle is just a normal man who wants to complete school and have a normal life, so of course, he got the opposite of that. His closest friends support him on this journey, but the rest of the middling community believes him to be mad for doing this task. One of the good things about this book is all the odds were on the side of the Ambient winning, but despite that Gideon Biddle still comes up on the winning end. The Ambient wants nothing more than to tear the Rift and watch the world fall, but Gideon has different ideas. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a bit of twisted fantasy in their books. I give this book five stars because it has every element about a book included that I enjoy with other values that I can consider existential.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel was even better than the original! Gideon reunites with all the characters from the first book (including one who died in the original). Gideon has lost his normal magical ability but somehow has use of wild magic. Unfortunately, the human body was not designed to use wild magic and every time he uses it his body is damaged a little more. Gideon has to rely on sporadic use of wild magic and try to stop an Ambient invasion threatening both the Midlands and the Commonlands. This is a must-read!

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great sequel. I really like the way she ends her books intended to be a series. I would certainly like to read more from this author. She keeps the suspense going yet gets you some relief which makes it a fun read.