Cast in Shadow - (Chronicles of Elantra Novel) by Michelle Sagara (Paperback)

About the Book

Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowing that something was after her. Children were being murdered--and they all had the same odd markings that mysteriously appeared on her own skin. Children are once again dying, and a dark and familiar pattern is emerging.

Book Synopsis

Something is stirring again...

Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowing that something was after her. Children were being murdered--and they all had the same odd markings that mysteriously appeared on her own skin...

Since then, she's learned to read, she's learned to fight and she's become one of the vaunted Hawks who patrol and police the city of Elantra. Alongside the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani, she's made a place for herself far from the mean streets of her birth.

But children are once again dying, and a dark and familiar pattern is emerging. Kaylin is ordered back into Nightshade with a partner she knows she can't trust, a Dragon lord for a companion and a device to contain her powers--powers that no other human has. Her task is simple: find the killer, stop the murders...and survive the attentions of those who claim to be her allies.

Review Quotes

"No one provides an emotional payoff like Michelle Sagara. Combine that with a fast-paced police procedural, deadly magics, five very different races and a wickedly dry sense of humor-well, it doesn't get any better than this." -Bestselling author Tanya Huff on The Chronicles of Elantra series

"The impressively detailed setting and the book's spirited heroine are sure to charm romance readers as well as fantasy fans who like some mystery with their magic." -Publishers Weekly on CAST IN SECRET

Sagara's remarkable Cast novels are a voyage of discovery into one young woman's fearsome destiny. Filled with time-release plot threads and intricate details, these books are both mesmerizing and unforgettable. If you're a fan of rich fantasy, this is the series for you! -RT Book Reviews on CAST IN SECRET

"Easily one of my favorite authors." -Dear Author on CAST IN SILENCE

Readers will embrace this compelling, strong-willed heroine with her often sarcastic voice. -Publishers Weekly on CAST IN COURTLIGHT

"First-rate fantasy." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong