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One Dark Window
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 4.1 · 919 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
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A cursed town and an ancient, morally gray spirit sharing the heroine's mind drive this gothic dark-romance quest. Secrets and hidden identities, including those of a mysterious highwayman, are wrapped in shadow and deception as the pair undertake a dangerous mission to cure Blunder's dark-magic blight. The bond between Elspeth and her enigmatic companion builds through undeniable, escalating tension while a darker threat slowly overtakes her from within.
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Book 1 of 2 in The Shepherd King — see the full reading order →
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- Curse: “An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare.” source
- Hidden Identity: “When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception.” source
- Quest: “they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it” source
- Strong Heroine: “Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind.” source
- Dark Romance: “thrust into a world of shadow and deception.” source
- Morally Gray: “He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic.” source
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Edition publication 2022-09-27
Series The Shepherd King
Trope quest
Hachette Book Group · ISBN 9780316312486 · US
she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it.Read the original source
