False warriors destroyed their homes. Now two heroes must delve into ancient magic to save their realm from destruction. Kilo lives and dies by the truth of the Shadow's Creed. So when brutal raiders raze his village, the leader is honor-bound to put aside his fighting staff and help his people rebuild. After discovering the attackers were impersonating Shadow warriors and have befouled his beloved code with blood, he's torn between duty and vengeance.
Shenrae's childhood burned in the fire that claimed her parents' souls. Knowing the assailants will attack again, she swallows her self-doubt to focus on her grueling Shadow warrior training. But when she realizes the immoral enemies are tapping into a deadly primeval powers, she's not sure even the best among her brethren are safe.
Now both face the biggest challenge of their lives: Shenrae must unlock her inner strength and Kilo could risk forsaking his code. And their only hope may be to embrace the very power that is out to kill them.
Can Kilo and Shenrae find a way to uphold their honor and defeat the dark forces?
Shadow's Hand is the first book in The Shadow's Creed Saga epic fantasy series. If you like honorable champions, archaic magic, and vivid world building inspired by feudal Japan, then you'll love Noelle Nichols' epic adventure.
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"Noelle weaves an epic fantasy of engaging and relatable characters in a beautiful world of ancient magic!" - A GoodReads reviewer
"...the story is well thought-out, filled with attention to detail on environment, the senses, interactions, and all of the minutiae between. From the descriptions of the various lands within Kiriku (a sort of fantasy-based Japan), to the differing peoples, customs, etc. this story was full of life." - A GoodReads reviewer
About the Author: Hello, I'm Noelle. A writer, a creator and most of all a dreamer. We have the opportunities, both as writers and readers, to experience people who are better than ourselves. Flawed still, but people who go against all odds, perhaps too great for us in real life to aspire to. They speak grander, fight against magical forces and live in a place where imagination and dreams can thrive. This is why I write Fantasy. Within my characters I find the strength and hope for a better tomorrow, one that can be more fantastical and beyond reality. It's these characters that I wish to write, and these journeys I want to take my reader's on. I've been writing my trilogy, The Shadows Creed Saga, for the past five years. The original idea came to me back in high school where I had the support of many of my English teachers to continue writing the book. However, I realized that in order to write a good book, I needed to have experienced life more. I needed to lose someone close. I needed to have my heartbroken. I needed to know what it was like to really love someone, and what it means to be loved. So, I put my book away and came back to it eight years later. I feel that I can instill my life experiences into my characters now and really understand them. I now feel I have the discipline, experience and imagination needed to bring the books to publication. For now, this is my records to publication and my writing process. My only wish is to write books that take people on a journey, and feel that perhaps they have a friend and someone to aspire to within the pages. I'm a Colorado native. I live in the mountains with my artist husband, two border collies and two cats. I spend most of my free time hiking, creating art or taking photographs of my dogs for their Instagram account.
