Fed up with his desk duty in the Imperial Arcane Library, book hunter Colin Bliss accepts a private commission to find The Sword's Shadow, a legendary and dangerous witches' grimoire. But to find the book, Colin must travel to the remote Western Isles and solve a centuries' old murder.
Please note: This book contains gay erotic content.
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"The writing was very in depth and descriptive. The author did a good job of bringing this world to life and making it understandable. Colin and Septimus are well done characters. I do wish we could have known more of Septimus. I really enjoyed the read and would have given it a 5 star but there are so many loose ends in the story and no indications of a sequel. I really like tidier endings. I would also enjoy knowing more of the story. I hope I am wrong and this is just a first book in a series because I would love to see more." — Tj (4 out of 5 stars)
"The writing was very in depth and descriptive. The author did a good job of bringing this world to life and making it understandable. Colin and Septimus are well done characters. I do wish we could have known more of Septimus. I really enjoyed the read and would have given it a 5 star but there are so many loose ends in the story and no indications of a sequel. I really like tidier endings. I would also enjoy knowing more of the story. I hope I am wrong and this is just a first book in a series because I would love to see more."
" Audio Book 3.5 Stars... OK! Narrator Max Millar was amazing, I loved his seductive tones:) "
" Loved this book soooo much. It reminded me of those gothic romance novels I devoured as a kid, blended with the Urban Fantasy genre that I love as an adult. I was very impressed with Josh's world building and I liked his writing style so much I immediately downloaded 4 more of his books before I had even finished this one. I would love to see more of these characters in future adventures. I don't know if the author intends to turn this into a series at some point but I really hope he will consider doing so. "
" Fantastic!! Oh my goodness, what an amazing magical mystery Josh crafted. I loved everything about this story: the romance, the world building, the plot, and most of all the setting. "
" Loved it!!! A magical mystery although no wizardry really. The concept of a different kind of magic made this a great read. "
" Very engaging story and the narrator of the audiobook did a fantastic job. "
" I love the diversity of Lanyon's writing, you never know what kind of story you are going to get. I enjoyed the storytelling in this book and the world building that was developed. Overall a very enjoyable read! "
" I really love the world that Lanyon creates in this book. It's really well built and I definitely wanted to know more about the Book Hunters. I'm also a huge fan of steampunk and haven't come across many in LGBT, so this made me extremely happy. "
" Steampunk-esque m/m romance where librarians are hunting out rare magic books. It's not quite 5 stars but it's pretty darn good. Josh Lanyon is always worth reading. "
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" Probably it is not the best work of fiction but I enjoyed it very much. It has a special atmosphere of mysticism and tension. It reminded me The 9th gate movie in some way, which is one of my favorite movies. "
Josh Lanyon has been writing gay mystery and romance for over a decade. In addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, Lanyon is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English series—including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USA Best Book Award for LGBT fiction and a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Mystery. He lives in Los Angeles.
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