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Heads rolling across the ground, cities burning in flames, terrifying creatures rising from the darkness of night, a society pulling the strings of the Empire from the shadows, a mysterious faith seeking to restore destiny to the path it should never have strayed from, the end of the world, sword fights, magic, humor, foul-mouthed characters, the odd sumbitch running loose, and, as always, struggles for power.

Books

1 A Dark Path

Emperor Upodis has managed to seize the Imperial Throne with the help of the Black Hand. To legitimize his rule, he plans to obtain the seven sacred Orbs. To that end, he assigns the mission of recovering these ancient and mysterious objects to a select group of intrepid characters. A journey across a world filled with dangers, betrayals, strange alliances, conspiracies, shattered dreams, and magic, in which all of them will strive to recover the Orbs... if the Night Hunters do not finish them off first.

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More About the Saga

Short Novels

A series of nine short novels that recount the events of the Incident, which took place seven hundred years before the events narrated in this book. Through them, the mysteries that precede this saga will gradually be revealed. What happened during the Incident? What are the Night Hunters? How did the Empire collapse? Why did the Rad al-dawsa rise to such power? Who is the Mother? What happened in the Fereine Civil War? And in the Purge? How was the Black Hand born? Who wears the mended glove? Where did the University come from? Who is Jargas Mirtab? And the Guardian?

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About the Author

Manuel Mesa is an architect, and this background is evident in his work, where architecture plays a prominent role in the development of the saga’s mysteries. He is the creator of the Shadowy Heavens saga, whose first installment is A Dark Path. His narrative is characterized by unexpected twists, hidden mysteries, irreverent language, and sharp humor. As an emerging writer, he continues to develop his own style with the aim of offering engaging and immersive stories that fully draw readers into the worlds he creates. As a reader, he is a keen enthusiast of science fiction and fantasy. His main reference authors include Isaac Asimov, J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, and Andrzej Sapkowski.

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