Welcome back to StarWarp Spotlight, a series of posts that runs each Monday to shine a spotlight on one of our titles, as a reminder of the awesome books and comics we publish and to introduce new SWC fans to our backlist.
This week, we look at Harbinger of Darkness, a fantasy novel by Richard C. White, the author of the SWC titles For a Few Gold Pieces More (a fantasy story collection), Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination (a guide to world-building, perfect for writers and gamers), Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase (a noir-fantasy story collection), and Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings (a supernatural-superheroes graphic novel).
What’s Harbinger of Darkness about? Here’s the back-cover copy to fill you in:
Raven is the night. She is known all around town as an accomplished thief and a complete enigma. Never seen in the light of day, no one is quite sure where she goes or where she hides the bounty of her crimes. There’s never been any challenge she’s turned down, so when the chance comes to tweak both king and church, she finds the temptation too much to resist.
Perrin is the day. Trapped by expectations and circumstances, her dreams of exploring the lands she’s read about while working in her father’s bookstore feel as if they’ll never come true. When a master alchemist offers her a chance to become his apprentice and travel with him, it feels like a dream come true—except for one thing.
Perrin is Raven.
A magic pendant allows Perrin to disguise herself, keepingher other life as Raven hidden from everyone up to now. But after the theft of a mystic gem, which unknown to her is the lynchpin for the king’s upcoming campaign, both of her worlds are upended as the king’s assault on the Thieves’ Guild results in the death of her best friend and partner.
With bounty hunters and the king’s personal assassins pursuing her darker half, Perrin finds herself swept her into a conspiracy against the throne she despises. Add in the complication of an apprentice thief she never wanted to train, and the odds of Perrin living long enough to pursue her dreams are steadily shrinking…
Bottom line? If you’re a fan of swashbuckling adventure, with a butt-kicking female protagonist who knows her way around a sword, then this is the book for you!
Harbinger of Darkness is available in print and digital formats. Visit its product page for ordering information.
