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Shadow City

Anna Mocikat

"Shadow City reads as the perfect combination of a dystopian future, cyberpunk and fantasy creatures." -Excentrieke Dame

Los Angeles is an apocalyptic wasteland.

Without orientation, Colton stumbles through the vast, deserted city. He doesn't remember who he is and where he came from. Scavengers save his life from mutants and bring him to the only remaining inhabited area and safe Zone in former Hollywood.

There he learns that after a devastating catastrophe called The Glitch, reality shifted, allowing nightmarish creatures from another dimension to enter our world. These co-called Dark Ones feed on suffering and violence, wanting nothing less than the complete annihilation of humanity.

Colton discovers that he has extraordinary abilities and joins a league of unusual defenders: ex-cop Eric, female cyborg Bombshell and Vincent, a mighty entity from another world, disguised as a human soldier.

But the Dark Ones are evil beyond imagination and with their ice-cold enforcer, the traitor Eurydice, they are a threat nearly impossible to overcome. Cunning and ruthless, Eurydice sets a ploy in action, which leads to the destruction of the Zone's defenses weakening the tiny community from within. It's up to Colton and his friends to take a desperate stand against the superior enemy and save what is left of humanity from extinction.

Fast-paced, action-driven, and cinematic - an eternal fight of good vs. evil told in a way as never before.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Black Rose Writing
  • Publish Date: Nov 7th, 2019
  • Pages: 276
  • Language: English
  • Edition: First Printing - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.02in - 5.98in - 0.62in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9781684333516
  • Categories: Fantasy - Dark FantasyScience Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticDystopian

About the Author

Mocikat, Anna: - Anna Mocikat was born in Warsaw, Poland, but spent most of her life in Germany where she attended film school, worked as a screenwriter and a game writer for several years. Her MUC novels have been nominated for the most prestigious awards for Fantasy and Science-Fiction in Germany. In 2016, Anna Mocikat moved to the U.S. where she continued her writing career in English. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.

Praise for this book

2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist - Best Cover Design

2020 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist

"This exciting mashup of horror and action-adventure tropes is sure to have readers tuning in for the next installment." -Publishers Weekly

"Shadow City is full of adventure, thrills, and twists and turns. The characters are fully realized, and the swift pace keeps the story moving along, so readers will likely find themselves turning pages in rapid succession." -IndieReader

"Mocikat demonstrates her gift for injecting terror that cuts to the core of our common fears and frailties." -Authors Reading

"Shadow City in parts reminded me a lot of Mortal Kombat and of The Last Man on Earth which made this book so exciting to read." -The Lovely Librarian

"A very entertaining, well-written part one of an urban fantasy trilogy. Dynamic and enjoable." -Reading Tonic