The Half Life of Shadows

Note: This story will be on hiatus through the end of October while I make some edits and plot adjustments for the next 100 pages or so.

In the shadows of our world lurks a dark, secret place. A scarred world laced with magic and menace. And its fate is twined with our own.

Kora, a maidservant with a hidden magical past, commits a terrible act, endangering her family and sparking a violent revolution. As she tries to protect her loved ones, she finds herself drawn into a sinister romance and wondering if her idea of \'good\' is as flawed as she is.

Cora, Kora\'s modern-day counterpart, unwittingly travels Kora\'s dark path. Her secret sin unleashes a political crisis that threatens millions of lives. As she struggles to help her family and her country, she fears that she\'s doing something wrong.

Will Kora and Cora destroy their worlds — or save them? And can both worlds survive?