The Name of the Shadow – Mars G. Everson
Fear is a double-edged weapon.
When a Shadow spreads over the utopian Colony, the only human enclave in a lonely planet, the young will be the first to understand the danger that hovers above them. What they find about themselves in that struggle will lead them to greatness... or to the destruction of their idyllic way of living.
Who will rise a hero, and who will become a monster?
In the tradition of Ursula K. Le Guin and Isaac Asimov, this is the story of a people that do not know fear... and what happens when they discover it. Of what is left when paranoia becomes all-encompassing, and men find the evil within each of them.
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Subgenres: Fantasy, First Contact, Galactic Empire / Colonization, Space Exploration
Date first published: April 15, 2022
On Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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Twitter: marsgeverson
Website: https://www.marsgeverson.com
Biography: Mars G. Everson writes Sci-fi, Fantasy, and especially likes writing a mix of both. His favorite authors in those realms are Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, J.R.R. Tolkien and Brandon Sanderson. He became a writer mainly so he could put his name in the same paragraph as those writers. Mission Accomplished! His published works include the first two volumes of the God Engine Trilogy, a grimdark fantasy epic. He would like to live in a time where technology is indistinguishable from magic. Luckily, reality is turning that way really fast. The bad part: reality is turning that way really fast. He lives with his wife and superhero sons somewhere in America, when not travelling around this world and others in the multiverse to learn as much as he can about the human experience.
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Cover artist name: Gonzalo Kenny
Cover artist website: https://www.artstation.com/gonzalokenny
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