num_pages: 496
description: Six of Crows meets Graceling with a dash of Winter is Coming in this second installment of the action-packed and swoon-worthy Age of Darkness series!The Last Prophet has been found yet he sees destruction ahead.In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult the magical Graced are being persecuted and an ancient power threatens to break free. But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end Antons haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness.As Jude Keeper of the Order of the Last Light returns home in disgrace his quest to aid the Prophet is complicated by his growing feelings for Anton. Meanwhile the assassin known as the Pale Hand will stop at nothing to find her undead sister before she dies for good even if it means letting the world burn. And in Nazirah Hassan the kingdom-less Prince forms a risky pact to try to regain his throne. When the forces of light and darkness collide in the City of Mercy old wounds are reopened new alliances are tested and the end of the world begins. The Age of Darkness trilogy which the Amazon Book Review called the next big fantasy series is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.
language: English
title: As the Shadow Rises
publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers