An unsolved murder in the middle of downtown Sydney.
A deadly attack on the city's Sidhe community.
Sidhe sorcerer Riann Donovan has fled a tragic past in the U.S. and established herself in Sydney, Australia, as a photojournalist. Called to work a murder scene, she learns the victim is Sidhe and finds herself on the run from a swarm of demons and Fomhoire conjurers.
She turns for help to Carrie Pelsher — new in the city, not Sidhe but possessed of a mysterious affinity for magic.
Together they are drawn into a war as old as history itself, caught between forces ancient and deadly, all of them pursuing a treasure of unimaginable power. Failure would mean armageddon; success prolongs the conflict for another day.
Our world stands poised on the edge of a blade.
Reviews: "An engaging, emotional read that carves out a space of its own in reinterpretations of Irish mythology. I look forward to more!" --CE Murphy, author of The Walker Papers
"Coe balances wit and drama, [and] gives his female characters plenty of agency . . . This noir-tinged urban fantasy with real-feeling magic and multiple moral quandaries is highly recommended." --Publisher's Weekly on Shadow's Blade
About the Author: David B. Coe is the award-winning author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories, spanning historical fiction, epic fantasy, contemporary fantasy, and the occasional media tie-in. His novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives with his family in the mountains of Appalachia.
