Hunger & Cursed Shadows: An Epic Dystopian Vampire Fantasy

by Jessaca Willis

Darkness looms over the realm. And it's hungry for blood.

Only a few months after Halira saved Arcathain from destruction, she and her sister Kalli learn of an attack in a neighboring town.

They investigate, only to discover the horrible Not all monsters died in battle that day. Some still thirst for blood.

When the realm needs a second saving, will our heroes rise triumphantly? Or will they plunge the continent into a new oblivion?

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Hunger & Cursed Shadows is an epic, dark fantasy, vampire prequel that bridges the twenty-year gap of time between the Primordials of Shadowthorn series and Blood & Magic Eternal . It is strongly recommended that readers follow the proposed reading order

READING
Shadow Crusade (Primordials of Shadowthorn, 1)
Blighted Heart (Primordials of Shadowthorn, 2)
Immortal Return (Primordials of Shadowthorn, 3)
Hunger & Cursed Shadows (Blood & Magic Eternal, 0)
Blood & Magic Eternal (Blood & Magic Eternal, 1)
Death & Wicked Monsters (Blood & Magic Eternal, 2)

Start reading this gothic epic fantasy saga today!

98 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2022

About the author

JESSACA is a fantasy writer with an inclination toward the dark, epic, and romance sub-genres. She draws inspiration from books like the Nevernight Chronicles & ACOTAR, videogames like Dark Souls III, and television shows like Game of Thrones and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

She is a self-proclaimed nerd who loves cosplay, video games, and comics, and if you live in the PNW, you just might see her at one of the local comic conventions in one of her favorite RWBY cosplays!


Reviews

[Ariel · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a short story, "Hunger & Cursed Shadow," covers a lot of bases. It is meant as a bridge gap between two of the author's other series, "Primordials of Shadowthorne" and "Blood & Magic Eternal." I have read neither (yet, at the time of writing this review) and was quickly able to discern generally what had happened in the previous series, get a feel for the personalities of the characters, and understand what the following series would be about. Gave a good example of the authors writting style, switched pov, mixture of thoughts and dialogue, with embellishments to actions that gave the story a serious, and harrrowing feel. While it is not a completely enclosed story, it presents a problem, escalated the problem, and set up motivation. Where it ended.. I hope to see the wrath of Halira bring fury to those who deserve it. Her love and kindness boost the same in kind. It did well at motivating me to want to read more.

The only reason I am not giving a full five stars is there were more characters introduced that were unnecessary to this particular tale. They felt out of place.