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The Great Lady rules Spira, safe from within the Inner Sanctum of the palace. Yet even here, the world can intrude. Eleven years ago, the Great Lady’s Mirror Mind, Ellera, brought great displeasure when she bore an illegitimate child; Shaderassa.
The Great Lady rarely forgives and never forgets. Ellera is kept on at court, her skills as a Mirror Mind valuable, until the Great Lady’s tolerance fails, when she is forced to endure a dreadful punishment.
The Alchemists, in service to the palace, happen to choose the same day to demonstrate that their powers can be used for things other than violence. Fearful and nervous, they get things horribly wrong, giving scheming court elder Ivien an opportunity to seize power amid the chaos.
All at once, Spira is cast into turmoil. Everything changes for Shaderassa, forcing her to flee the only place she has ever called home. Brought low by grief and loss, armed with only a knife, a will to survive and the memory of her mother to give her strength, she runs.
Beyond Spira, the jungle beckons. What lies beyond that, very few know.
Hunted by half an army, Shaderassa is about to find out.
The Great Lady rarely forgives and never forgets. Ellera is kept on at court, her skills as a Mirror Mind valuable, until the Great Lady’s tolerance fails, when she is forced to endure a dreadful punishment.
The Alchemists, in service to the palace, happen to choose the same day to demonstrate that their powers can be used for things other than violence. Fearful and nervous, they get things horribly wrong, giving scheming court elder Ivien an opportunity to seize power amid the chaos.
All at once, Spira is cast into turmoil. Everything changes for Shaderassa, forcing her to flee the only place she has ever called home. Brought low by grief and loss, armed with only a knife, a will to survive and the memory of her mother to give her strength, she runs.
Beyond Spira, the jungle beckons. What lies beyond that, very few know.
Hunted by half an army, Shaderassa is about to find out.
247 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published July 22, 2023
About the author
S.P. Oldham
18 books35 followersS P Oldham lives in the beautiful Sirhowy Valley in South Wales. Although she writes mainly horror and dark fiction, she likes to dabble in other genres from time to time. She is also an avid reader.
S P Oldham currently has nine titles available on Amazon. Three of these make up The Mindless Trilogy - The Zombie Apocalypse: Where a Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing.
Book 1: Sleep, Think, Die
Book 2: The Undertaking
3. Brutal Truths
Short story collections:
Hag's Breath: A Collection of Witchcraft and Wickedness
Wakeful Children: A Collection of Horror and Supernatural Tales. Wakeful Children is also available in paperback.
The Dragon Has Wings and Wicked Little Blade are dark fantasy tales also available on Amazon.
Carnie's Wisdom is set post zom-poc and is on Amazon now.
Post Mortem is a standalone zompoc book.
The Bite-Sized Book of Silly Sunday Zombie Limericks is also available in paperback.
You can find S P Oldham on the following platforms:
Website, https://www.spoldhamauthor.com/
Amazon book page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01N2LSUMX
On Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords/
S P Oldham currently has nine titles available on Amazon. Three of these make up The Mindless Trilogy - The Zombie Apocalypse: Where a Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing.
Book 1: Sleep, Think, Die
Book 2: The Undertaking
3. Brutal Truths
Short story collections:
Hag's Breath: A Collection of Witchcraft and Wickedness
Wakeful Children: A Collection of Horror and Supernatural Tales. Wakeful Children is also available in paperback.
The Dragon Has Wings and Wicked Little Blade are dark fantasy tales also available on Amazon.
Carnie's Wisdom is set post zom-poc and is on Amazon now.
Post Mortem is a standalone zompoc book.
The Bite-Sized Book of Silly Sunday Zombie Limericks is also available in paperback.
You can find S P Oldham on the following platforms:
Website, https://www.spoldhamauthor.com/
Amazon book page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01N2LSUMX
On Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/solostinwords/
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