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The Darrian Shift
Not all shadows need light.
"Tense and rapid this is a brilliant book which I finished in a couple of days." Amazon Review
"I couldn't put it down." Goodreads Review
I have endured this long silence with a heart that no longer beats, replaced by cold fury.
I have lain this world bare, stripped it to its bones and beyond with but one purpose.
She must be mine once more.
When all appeared lost and blood and suffering brought nothing but silence — a whisper from the dark. An echo from shadows.
She is with him still. The thief. All he holds dear will know loss and suffering like none that have gone before.
Run and hide little men.
We are coming.
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High in the Tundhama Mountains, the mining town of Siver Pell prepares for winter.
Umar Tayn has spent twenty-five years exploring its secrets, bringing peace and prosperity to the place he has come to call home. But when that peace is threatened, cut off from all help and all hope, everything he has built, everyone he has protected, is suddenly in peril.
Faced with an impossible choice, stand and fight, or vanish into the darkness beneath their feet, Umar must gamble everything on a desperate escape.
But when every heartbeat matters and every decision demands sacrifice, can Umar let go of the past and trust the very shadows themselves with everything he holds dear?
Fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence looking for their next dark fantasy will be thrown into a world where strength and courage are not the only tools needed to survive.
"Tense and rapid this is a brilliant book which I finished in a couple of days." Amazon Review
"I couldn't put it down." Goodreads Review
I have endured this long silence with a heart that no longer beats, replaced by cold fury.
I have lain this world bare, stripped it to its bones and beyond with but one purpose.
She must be mine once more.
When all appeared lost and blood and suffering brought nothing but silence — a whisper from the dark. An echo from shadows.
She is with him still. The thief. All he holds dear will know loss and suffering like none that have gone before.
Run and hide little men.
We are coming.
---
High in the Tundhama Mountains, the mining town of Siver Pell prepares for winter.
Umar Tayn has spent twenty-five years exploring its secrets, bringing peace and prosperity to the place he has come to call home. But when that peace is threatened, cut off from all help and all hope, everything he has built, everyone he has protected, is suddenly in peril.
Faced with an impossible choice, stand and fight, or vanish into the darkness beneath their feet, Umar must gamble everything on a desperate escape.
But when every heartbeat matters and every decision demands sacrifice, can Umar let go of the past and trust the very shadows themselves with everything he holds dear?
Fans of Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence looking for their next dark fantasy will be thrown into a world where strength and courage are not the only tools needed to survive.
300 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2025
About the author
Noah Flynnt
2 booksNoah Flynnt is a UK-based author whose debut novel, The Darrian Shift, invites readers into Arukhan, a world standing at the edge of a new age, its fragile freedom threatened by buried secrets, forgotten magics, and forces stirring beyond the shadows.
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April 10, 2026
Frankly, the writing is horrendous. I struggled my way through the sample on Amazon. It wasn't fun. I have regrets. Who thought this is fine and fit to get published? I'd like to have words.
Aside of that, there's a plethora of genAI-speak and genAI-isms in this "book". Admittedly, someone did their best (?) to [somewhat] disguise them. However, they didn't to a very good job. There is plenty of genAI cadence and also quite a few genAI typical word and structure choices left. Enough to stumble across quite a number of them just from the prologue to the beginning of chapter 3 (that's as far as the free sample on TheZon - and my patience for this kind of "writing" - goes).
Alternatively, genAI has been used to "edit" this book. Safe to say, if that's the case, this wasn't a good idea. Not sure if it made it worse, but it most certainly didn't make it any better.
Also, can some editor, somewhen, please tell the author (?) that. Sentences. Like this. Are. A stylistic. Element. And are supposed. To Be. Used. Sparingly. For emphasis. And with. Intent. Thank you very much in advance!
In the, highly unlikely, event that a human wrote this sad piece of drivel: Please, for the love of the libraries and the sanity of your readers, get a couple of skilled alpha- and beta-readers and an editor who knows what they are doing.
This was a pain in the neck to read for just three and a bit chapters.
Nobody wants to read 300 pages of this.
Aside of that, there's a plethora of genAI-speak and genAI-isms in this "book". Admittedly, someone did their best (?) to [somewhat] disguise them. However, they didn't to a very good job. There is plenty of genAI cadence and also quite a few genAI typical word and structure choices left. Enough to stumble across quite a number of them just from the prologue to the beginning of chapter 3 (that's as far as the free sample on TheZon - and my patience for this kind of "writing" - goes).
Alternatively, genAI has been used to "edit" this book. Safe to say, if that's the case, this wasn't a good idea. Not sure if it made it worse, but it most certainly didn't make it any better.
Also, can some editor, somewhen, please tell the author (?) that. Sentences. Like this. Are. A stylistic. Element. And are supposed. To Be. Used. Sparingly. For emphasis. And with. Intent. Thank you very much in advance!
In the, highly unlikely, event that a human wrote this sad piece of drivel: Please, for the love of the libraries and the sanity of your readers, get a couple of skilled alpha- and beta-readers and an editor who knows what they are doing.
This was a pain in the neck to read for just three and a bit chapters.
Nobody wants to read 300 pages of this.
October 3, 2025
Tense and rapid this is a brilliant book which I finished in a couple of days.
The storyline rarely lets up after the first few chapters. We meet plenty of characters who rarely feel one dimensional.
In just 300 pages the world grows and expands as characters are tested to the limit. New concepts are introduced carefully, both avoiding overload but also making you want to know more about this world.
If there’s one critique, some parts are resolved a little too quickly, but that’s being picky.
Will be picking up the sequel as soon as possible!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The storyline rarely lets up after the first few chapters. We meet plenty of characters who rarely feel one dimensional.
In just 300 pages the world grows and expands as characters are tested to the limit. New concepts are introduced carefully, both avoiding overload but also making you want to know more about this world.
If there’s one critique, some parts are resolved a little too quickly, but that’s being picky.
Will be picking up the sequel as soon as possible!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 1, 2025
This book was a really good read. It really grabs you attention in the very beginning then slows down and but as it sets up the rest of the storyline. I would recommend giving this one a read. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 8, 2026
I enjoyed the setting of the book, it's a book with extreme winter weather in a more mideval setting. There is much worldbuilding in this 300 page book, but it never is too much exposition. The story is more plot centered, but the characters never fall flat. The pacing keeps you engaged, as soon as you have read the first few chapters you are sweaped up.
I recived a review copy of the book trough BookSirens and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I recived a review copy of the book trough BookSirens and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 28, 2025
The book was a bit of a slow start, feeling more like a prologue than the main story. Once it got going I read the last half of the book in a couple of days. I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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