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One Dark Window
- The Shepherd King, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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One Dark Window
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Publisher's Summary
ELSPETH NEEDS A MONSTER. THE MONSTER MIGHT BE HER.
An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a gothic fantasy romance about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom.
Critic Reviews
'An enchanting tale with sharp claws and teeth - Gillig's prose will pull you in and won't let you sleep. Pulse-pounding, darkly whimsical and aglow with treacherous magic, One Dark Window is everything I love in fantasy and more' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder Magic
'An evocative tale of romance, mystery and alluring monsters, told in beautifully lush prose' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge
'The steamy romance that emerges between Elspeth and Ravyn delights' Publishers Weekly
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- Library of Kate
- 22-08-2023
Review - new favourite book
This book was one of my 23 books for 2023, and I knew as soon as I started it from the second chapter that this was going to be amazing the characters in the story, the intrigue the romance, all of it together, make an epic romance fantasy I cannot wait for the second one.
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- Brianne
- 14-10-2023
Interesting
Enjoyed once I finally understood the unique magic system. I did have it overhyped for me unfortunately. I do look forward to listening to book 2 now that I have my head wrapped around the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-2024
Interesting read but didn’t like the narrator.
The narrator wasn’t great and took away from the character development. Enjoy the story though.
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- Kara
- 10-06-2024
love love love.. This should be a movie!
It's so different without being over the top. I wasn't ready for it to be over I wanted more!
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- Jess Clancy
- 05-06-2024
I don't get the hype
I don’t understand the hype. I was so excited about reading this but wasn't intersted at all. Considered DNF'ing multiple times but I wanted to love this so bad!!! I paid a stupid amount for the book AND audio. Neither could get me interested.
I might consider reading book 2 when it goes on sale.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2024
magical and sinister
I loved it. I was really pleasantly surprised by the narrators voice after reading some reviews about it. I really liked her pace and tone and felt it added to the dark sinister feel of the book. She gave the book a good rhyme.
the book itself was brilliant and lived up to all the good things I've read about it. I really enjoyed it and the magical structure
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-2024
great writing and great narration
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. the idea, the writing the narration-everything was great. highly recommended for YA fantasy and romance lovers
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- Jacinta Pyper
- 12-01-2024
A nightmare calls
A good book to get me out of a book hangover. It built slowly and before I knew it had be wrapped in its grasps! In particular I enjoy the writing of the nightmare, his poems and hints. a very well constructed storyline.
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- Shannon
- 14-03-2024
Magical
Such a unique story and magic system! Great narration! 5 stars all round! A new favourite!
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- Anonymous User
- 24-05-2024
The Nightmare's Secrets .
Liked the Nightmare's duplicity and the way he sauntered through Elspeth Spindle's mind , laughing at her timidity . Also , thought Elspeth should have been a stronger person than she portrayed mentally , however , knowing that women weren't renowned for their forthrightness back in her day , I am not overly surprised by her continual cries for help from the Nightmare . Unfortunately the more times that she asked for help , the more she had to repay the Nightmare's magic that he used , tragically at the end . So much so that Elspeth Spindle seemed to disappear and another Nightmare had begun .
One point of interest is how quickly her relationship with Raven leaped forward from an intimate kiss to a deeply full-on sexual encounter . This was surprising because I had previously thought that all maidens of Olde were supposedly coy . Well , I guess that is not the case with Elspeth and Raven as , when the sparks started to fly between them , the intensity of situation was shown by the suddeness in which they physically desired each other .
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