Out of the Shadows

✍ Scribed by Bye, Ashlee Nicole

• Publisher: Moonwalker Press; Ashlee Nicole Bye
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 204 KB
• Series: Shadowlands 1
• Category: Fiction
• City: Australia
• ISBN: 0648107809

✦ Synopsis

From the streets of Melbourne to the bowels of Westminster, the delicate balance between life and death that is so painstakingly maintained by the reapers of The Order of Dark and Light is being tested by the return of an ancient threat. Tensions are rising within the hidden world of The Shadowlands and if this threat is not contained war will be inevitable. And the destruction of the human world is bound to follow in its wake.

Amidst this tension, eighteen year-old Sachi Manning is struggling to cope with the grief and guilt that has plagued her ever since her best friend was murdered six months earlier--that is, until she spots him seemingly alive and well and being held at scythe point by a hooded figure who looks more like a GQ model than the Grim Reaper.

Sachi shouldn't be able to see through the glamours that shield Shadowlanders from the human world, so the reaper in question wants some answers. And so begins the craziest couple of weeks of Sachi's life as she is drawn into a world of mysteries, magic, monsters, and mayhem, encountering dragons, faeries, soul-sucking demons, not-so-grim reapers, and even the Horseman of Death.

With a mix of heart, humour and hair-raising action, Out of the Shadows is the adventure of an afterlifetime, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Paula Weston.

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Review

"... _ it's flawlessly written. Ashlee Nicole Bye really knows how to write a story. She has her own voice, the kind that pulls you in and really makes the world come to life. "_ - Bibliophile Ramblings

_"...new authors can either be a smack bang hit or disappointing miss- Ashlee Nicole Bye is definitely a big old hit! Being her first novel, her writing is beyond amazing and I cannot wait to see what else she comes up with! The pacing flows, the writing is descriptive but not overly so, the world is unique and the characters are amazing." - _ Bookishfix

_ *_*__ " _I loved Out of the Shadows. Sachi's world is amazingly complex, full of supernatural creatures, competing factions and a complicated process for managing what happens to souls when they die." - _ Cassandra Page, author of Isla's Inheritance

__ _" This book was fantastic and promises to be a brilliant series. It is a delightful read full of page-turning action and intriguing characters with a hefty dose of humour. A feisty heroine, hot guys, demons, reapers... Out of the Shadows has it all! " - _Cheryl, Goodreads reviewer

" _...the entire concept of this sic-fi/fantasy world is on point.The description and the writing style make for an enjoyable, hard to put down read. I can't wait to see just what is in store for these characters." - _ Jennifer Leigh, author of Incognito

__ _"How come no one knows about this book? It would be a best-seller if they did!" _ - Malissa, Goodreads reviewer

" _ One successful debut for Ashlee Nicole Bye! Truly succeeded in captivating me into the Shadowlands world. I loved this book and the characters even more. " - _Viridiana, Goodreads reviewer

About the Author

Ashlee Nicole Bye is a self-confessed bibliophile, sports fan and music lover. She also writes sometimes--when she's not busy mastering the art of procrastination, that is. She writes mainly fantasy, mainly young adult, although some of her current works in progress have seen her step firmly outside her comfort zone.

Her first novel is OUT OF THE SHADOWS, a mature young adult contemporary fantasy set in her beloved home town of Melbourne. It is the first installment in the series, SHADOWLANDS, and is available on both ebook and paperback. The second book in the series, INTO THE DARK is due for publication in 2018.

✦ Subjects

Demonology -- Juvenile fiction