S.L. Harby

In a continued search to avenge the deaths of his friends, Hollis joins Aristoi in traveling north into the frozen land of the Rangor people and the wild beasts that live among them. They soon come to the chilling realization that a darkness out of the Songspear's past haunts their every step.Separated from the man she loves, Asaege is left to her own devices among the revolution she inspired in Oizan. She struggles to hold the disparate revolutionary forces together in the face of a new charismatic opposition leader.Meanwhile, Jillian, Asaege's reflection on Earth, finds herself in the cross hairs of a serial killer targeting the Earthbound counterparts of his victims in Taerh. As Jillian's safety becomes compromised, so do her options in choosing allies and protecting friends.Shadows of Betrayal brings legends to life and reminds us that when the student is ready, the teacher appears.

Stephen’s existence has become a wash of malaise, from the job he despises to the life that somehow has spun out of his control. He has grown apart from his wife, her respect for him having faded many years ago. As an escape, once a week, he and his friends get together to play The Game, exploring the magical world of Taerh through role play. Stephen soon learns there is more to Taerh than he ever imagined.The Game, which he thought to be a construct of imagination, was actually based on visions of a world beyond his perceptions. In his dreams, Stephen sees the world of Taerh through the eyes of his ‘reflection’, Hollis, who lives a life which Stephen could only imagine. When tragedy strikes, Stephen must work with his reflection to unravel a mystery that spans both Taerh and Earth. New comrades in both worlds offer to aid them; although some are true allies, others are motivated by their own selfish desires. As Stephen draws closer to Hollis, he must track down the murderers of his closest friends before he joins them in death.

Gwyllgi. Black Dog. Churchyard Beast. These are names that have terrorized the Cradle since before the days of the First King. More curse than creature, the gwyllgi became the reason people fear the dark.While in search of the legendary Well of Worlds, the Songspear known as Aristoi fell victim to just such a bloodthirsty beast. Although she slew it through courage, cunning and iron, she inherited its foul legacy.Aristoi, Hollis, and Asaege are forced to brave the peril-filled streets of Oenigh and the punishing wastes of the Expanse in search of the last surviving herald. In the hope of saving the Songspear's soul, the companions must make a deal with the only being on the face of Taerh with the knowledge and power to free her from the bonds of her ancient curse.Meanwhile in our world, Hector returns with a trail of bodies in his wake to threaten Jillian and a recovering Stephen. Friends, both old and new, emerge to aid them in their time of need, but whom can they truly trust?Shadows of a Promise is the fourth and final installment in the Well of Shadows tetralogy. Filled with action and suspense, it serves as the thrilling conclusion to SL Harby’s beloved series

Even the greatest of symphonies begin with the simplest of notes.Cast out of the Great Library and the future it promised, Asaege scratches out a meager living among the city's other castaways. On the streets of the Ash, life is cheap because those that dwell there have no coin to spare. She pursues the only thing of value she can knowledge.It is that knowledge that brings her back to the scene of her greatest disgrace, the Great Library itself. Within its stacks, a chance meeting propels Asaege down a road she couldn't have imagined with a companion she wouldn't have chosen.Famed thief and scoundrel, Hollis the Slender, finds himself in the right place at the wrong time. Framed for a crime they didn't commit and marked for death by the city's elite, Hollis and Asaege must expose the truth before the ever-tightening noose of paranoia and suspicion closes around their necks.