Borrowed Shadows

by Bill Blume

Many hide their secrets in the shadows. For teenager Daniel Black, his shadow is the secret. He's one of a small number of people born without a shadow who had to borrow one to stay alive. His shadow belonged to an ancient samurai named Feng. Now, another person with a borrowed shadow wants Daniel dead, and the assassin's connection to Feng's past will change Daniel's life forever.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 18, 2015

About the author

Bill Blume discovered his love for the written word while in high school and has been writing ever since. His latest book West of Apocalypse is now available.

His first novel, Gidion's Hunt (originally titled Tales of a 10th Grade Vampire Hunter), was released in 2013. His short stories have been published in many fantasy anthologies and various ezines.

Just like the father figure in his first novel, Bill works as a 911 dispatcher for Henrico County Police and has done so for more than two decades. He served as the 2013 chair for James River Writers, which produces one of the nation's best annual conferences for educating and connecting writers.

He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1995. In the years after, he worked as a TV news producer, first in Columbus, Georgia, and then in Richmond, Virginia, which has become home for Bill & his family.