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A Shadow of All Night Falling
First published 1979 · 256 pages
A sweeping, ominous descent into an ancient fantasy realm where elemental forces and a hundred-lifetime love spark a terrifying war.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like standing on the edge of a frozen, mythic precipice, waiting for a storm to break. The atmosphere is steeped in a chilling, ancient dread, built through evocative landscapes of jagged mountains and lonely keeps. It carries the distinct, sweeping tone of classic epic fantasy, where the stakes are nothing less than the fate of a world caught in the crossfire of immortal passions. The narrative moves with a steady, ominous momentum, drawing the reader out of isolated, elemental stillness and plunging them toward a devastating conflict feared even by the powerful. It is a perfect match for readers who love dark, atmospheric world-building, ancient magic, and grand, dramatic tales of love and ruin.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- atmospheric
- sweeping
- lonely
- Tone
- mythic
- ominous
- dramatic
- epic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- ancient conflicts · enduring love · devastating war · mythic destinies
- The writing
- Grand and evocative, relying on elemental imagery and mythic naming conventions to build a dark, sweeping world.
- The arc
- A journey from isolated, atmospheric stillness into the terrifying, sweeping escalation of an ancient war.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, old-school epic fantasy who crave dark atmospheres, ancient magic, and world-shaking stakes driven by immortal passions.
Content notes
- war
- dread
About the book
Across the mountains called the Dragon's Teeth, beyond the chill reach of the Werewind and the fires of the world's beginning, above the walls of the castle Fangdred, stands Windtower. From this lonely keep the Star Rider calls forth the war that even wizards dread, fought for a woman's hundred-lifetime love. A woman called Nepanthe, princess to the Stormkings...
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