Cold Front

Fate of the Darkmages #2

by Orlando A. Sanchez

Just when it seems things can’t get worse—they get worse.

Val needs to infiltrate the Directorate in an effort to get more information on the missing Eclipse—the cursed blade of Alfonse Forza, her grandfather.

Unknown to her, deep in the most secure Directorate vault, sits the Brightshadow—the weapon darkmage Archon Quinn used in his fatal battle to stop Alfonse, and the key to her accessing the Eclipse, her birthright.

No one ever said it would be easy.

Now, together with her familiar, she must find a way to enter the Directorate vault, secure the Brightshadow, and somehow manage to escape with her life.
All while hiding her identity as a darkmage.

Genres: Urban Fantasy

232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 27, 2024

About the author

Orlando Sanchez has been writing ever since his teens when he was immersed in creating scenarios for playing Dungeon and Dragons with his friends every weekend. An avid reader, his influences are too numerous to list here. Some of the most prominent are: J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony, Lee Child, George Lucas, Andrew Vachss, and Barry Eisler to name a few in no particular order.
The worlds of his books are urban settings with a twist of the paranormal lurking just behind the scenes and generous doses of magic, martial arts, and mayhem.
Aside from writing, he holds a 2nd and 3rd Dan in two distinct styles of Karate. If not training, he is studying some aspect of the martial arts or martial arts philosophy.
He currently resides in Queens, NY with his family and can often be found in the local Starbucks where most of his writing is done.
Please visit his site at: www.OrlandoASanchez.com for more information about his books and upcoming releases.

Reviews

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just like the first book in this series. this story is chock full of immense power and contradictions. This is also written by a male author, but infinitely better than the last male author I read. This story took me to the ending of it, the last author barely got me to 20%. The characters are mesmerizing in this book, and each are lethal in the extreme, especially the whole group of antagonists who are destroying anything that dares challenge their rule. The plot is convoluted, yet straightforward as all guerilla tactics are. The premise is living long enough to retrieve a weapon from the heavily guarded HQ, but as with all things plans go awry. It is an on the edge of your seats drama from beginning to end and well worth your time and effort to read.

[Sally Antoinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

You need this series!

This new series really needed the second book to make the story fill out! So noe you see how Val, Xander her bond mate Mel interact together. A romance is so much fun to watch develop! More please?

[Diana Johanna L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished this! It is the second book in the Fate of the Darkmages series, it was excellent. I love this world that the Author created. Can't wait for the next book!