Tears of Rage

An Imbalance of Shadows

“First Chosen is brisk and story-focused, driving from one event to the next with a pace that doesn’t flag and populating each scene with vivid characters in high (and sometimes comic) conflict.” – D.J.Butler, author of Witchy Eye and The Kidnap Plot

On her twenty-first birthday and in her moment of greatest need, Duchess Julianna Taraen frees Grandfather Shadow, an ancient god of vengeance, from his thousand-year prison. As repayment for his freedom, Grandfather Shadow names Julianna his high priest. The god does not care that she doesn’t believe in him, nor that it is illegal for any of Julianna’s people to worship one of the five greater gods – the punishment is not merely death, but also the destruction of her soul. Pursued by followers of the God of Death and Inquisitors of the Kingdom of the Sun, Julianna must come to terms with her new powers, evade her new enemies, and find a way to unite Grandfather Shadow’s fractured people.

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“This is how it’s done! M Todd Gallowglas is a writer to watch.” –
Christopher Kellen, author of ELEGY and LEGACY

While Julianna and Faelin flee from their enemies, they encounter Grandfather Shadow’s followers for the first time in the small town of Shadybrook. For a time, it seems as if they might finally have found a place of peace and rest, but they soon realize that some of those followers are harboring secrets of their own. Soon, the Brotherhood of the Night and Kingdom Inquisitors descend on Shadybrook. While the battle rages and loyalties are tested, Julianna learns that being the first chosen of the God of Shadows comes with a higher price than she expected. Julianna must survive long enough to learn what it means to truly be the Lord Morigahn.