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The Shadow Tree
(Moon Mountain Trilogy, Book 3)
The shadows can’t be held back forever.
Morgan Thomas has regained tenuous control over her body by imprisoning an alien creature within her subconscious, but the exertion of keeping the “thing” caged threatens to consume her. Running out of options to save herself and her dear friend Sheridan, Morgan reluctantly decides to make a trade: their lives for the alien’s… and a powerful item called the Traveler.
After the exchange, Morgan and her friends return to Greenland under a cloud of impending doom. The Traveler is the ultimate tool to change the entire Earth's future, which could spell the end of the human race. As they wait hopelessly, unsure whether the aliens’ leader will hold to their fragile truce, Morgan is contacted by a tree-like being from worlds away.
Gripped with horror, Morgan must reach deep within herself to find the path forward: Can she trust this monstrous being she’s now entwined with? Or has the alien world polluted her beyond all chance of redemption?
The shadows can’t be held back forever.
Morgan Thomas has regained tenuous control over her body by imprisoning an alien creature within her subconscious, but the exertion of keeping the “thing” caged threatens to consume her. Running out of options to save herself and her dear friend Sheridan, Morgan reluctantly decides to make a trade: their lives for the alien’s… and a powerful item called the Traveler.
After the exchange, Morgan and her friends return to Greenland under a cloud of impending doom. The Traveler is the ultimate tool to change the entire Earth's future, which could spell the end of the human race. As they wait hopelessly, unsure whether the aliens’ leader will hold to their fragile truce, Morgan is contacted by a tree-like being from worlds away.
Gripped with horror, Morgan must reach deep within herself to find the path forward: Can she trust this monstrous being she’s now entwined with? Or has the alien world polluted her beyond all chance of redemption?
348 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 10, 2025
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Jess Porto
3 books43 followersJess Porto is the author of the award-winning Moon Mountain trilogy, which includes Moon Mountain, Isle of Stars, and The Shadow Tree. To catch up on the latest updates and upcoming projects, visit JessPorto.com.
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April 25, 2025
This was the best book in the trilogy and that is really significant since the other two books in the trilogy are some of my favorite books I've ever read. I'm actually somewhat sad that the trilogy ends with this book, but it was an amazing story and I'll definitely be reading it all over again a few more times.
The characters that I've gotten to know over the past two books still behave and act like real people. Even though this is a sci-fi story, each character reacts to the situations in ways that real people would. Often when reading sci-fi or watching it on television, characters react to things in ways that don't make sense and are not how a real person would respond. There is absolutely no plot armor or random abilities in any of the characters that just serve to move the plot forward. I never got the impression that any character was "safe" just because they were the main character.
The story itself is unlike anything I've ever seen, this is an original story that reminds me of the best science fiction stories in the best way. Everything in this book is a new concept and nothing felt like it was borrowed from other stories that is more and more common in other books.
I cannot recommend this book and the others in the Moon Mountain trilogy enough to all readers. This trilogy is one that can be appreciated by all demographics at nearly all age groups above the age of 12.
Jess is an amazing author and seriously ranks among the best authors of this generation.
The characters that I've gotten to know over the past two books still behave and act like real people. Even though this is a sci-fi story, each character reacts to the situations in ways that real people would. Often when reading sci-fi or watching it on television, characters react to things in ways that don't make sense and are not how a real person would respond. There is absolutely no plot armor or random abilities in any of the characters that just serve to move the plot forward. I never got the impression that any character was "safe" just because they were the main character.
The story itself is unlike anything I've ever seen, this is an original story that reminds me of the best science fiction stories in the best way. Everything in this book is a new concept and nothing felt like it was borrowed from other stories that is more and more common in other books.
I cannot recommend this book and the others in the Moon Mountain trilogy enough to all readers. This trilogy is one that can be appreciated by all demographics at nearly all age groups above the age of 12.
Jess is an amazing author and seriously ranks among the best authors of this generation.
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