Shania Scichilone
'Scichilone’s grand scope, strong characterization, inventive creatures (especially the nightmarish steed Nihility), memorably fantastical set pieces, and understanding of the heart will give fans of dark fantasy much to enjoy...' -BookLife Reviews in Publishers WeeklyAWAKENING IN A DAZE with the inscrutable God of Nightmares standing above her, Shivalri demands to know what happened after her monstrous fall. Ombrose relinquishes naught, and the goddess is left to question as they travel through the Forest of Lost Souls. After Ombrose discloses his capture of Shivalri to his godly line, the Orsimm family grows weary. No one defies the ruler of the Under Realm-except perhaps Shivalri herself. When Pyre Malum ventures to retrieve her, the pair will uncover how significantly she becomes his only exception. Truth, lies, and magic line their path to discovering their ties.SATYRA KNOWS THE PROPHECY WELL: Shivalri must repair the veil and keep the physical Gates from opening and unleashing pandemonium unto Earth. But how could she when she is missing?Through a see-walk, Satyra witnesses Shivalri slumped over and blood-soaked, surrounded by the High Council and a diabolic creature. In this dream state, Satyra can do nothing to stop the winged fiend from taking Shivalri through a flaming portal. A portal to where? Hell? When she relays this vision to her grandmother and cousin Raidan, they hatch a plan to save Shivalri-with an unforeseen rebel at their side.In a twist of fate, enemies become allies, family fights for freedom, and the new Triple Goddess embarks on a journey to repair the veil between realms.
