Imagine a journey into a chaotic, magical world. Your sole companions are an owl mad for rodent snacks, a clairvoyant with raging ADHD, and a purple Shadow that comments on everything you do
Phaedrus is the only magician said to have mastered all eight magical lights. A long time ago, he disappeared from the surface of the earth
The Shadow of Phaedrus is a YA fantasy series. Imagine The Bartimaeus Trilogy meets The Colour of Magic meets Tolkien. It’s a world where magicians channel light through their magical Shadows to create powerful magic. It’s also a world where some people, the Earthlings, have no Shadows and no magic at all
Book 1 – THE DEAD SHADOW
The first book of the series, told from the humorous perspective of a magical Shadow, follows the quest of an inexperienced Earthling girl, who is determined to find the magician responsible for her brother’s death
“Suddenly, screaming with some sort of nasal warrior howl, the skinny, green-clad figure of Rhode shot past me. Her long, brown hair buffeted in a tangled mess behind her. She hit the wooden door flat out and shouldered it with a bone-shuddering thump. It smashed open, swinging more quickly than the rusty hinges suggested it might. It rebounded and shot back towards her, nearly knocking her off her feet. So much for stealth“
You can already pre-order the book from Waterstones, Foyles, Amazon, or your favourite local bookshop
Read more (potential spoilers)…
Across the world magical troubles are exploding out of control. Denied by the authorities, they are destroying cities and lives. Suddenly, a Nekros magician and his magical Shadow, investigating the troubles, disappear without a trace
Hiding from the authorities in the mountains a clairvoyant, guided by a Shadow, paints the portrait of a young girl she’s never met. Meanwhile the girl, an Earthling with no magical education, is being tortured in a prison reserved for magicians. How is she related to the troubles? Why is she being held there? What do cute rats have to do with all this?
When the clairvoyant and the Shadow eventually meet her, they follow in the steps of the missing magician deep into one of the eight magical lands. Together they will uncover the mysteries of The Ever Burning Fire Of Nekros. For the girl, it’s an opportunity to avenge her brother. For the Shadow, it’s a dangerous mission in to enemy territory. For the clairvoyant, it’s probably got something to do with saucepans. Or maybe flowers. Or maybe… oh… squirrel… sorry, were we talking about something?
Meet the characters
Who is Rhode? Is Helena a magician? What are Shadows?
The legend of Phaedrus
Children all around the world love singing his song. But what does it mean?
Book 2 – IN PROGRESS
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Listen to us talking about it on teen girl talk!
We were lucky enough to be invited onto the awesome Teen Girl Talk podcast, recently. Listen to our episode below (or via your favourite podcast outlet)
Listen to us talking in the nethersphere
We had a great time chatting to our new friends on the Nethersphere podcast. This is pretty much full force us and delightfully chaotic! Listen to our episode below (or via your favourite podcast outlet)
That sounds fun. Where do I buy the book?
UK Readers can find the book from Waterstones, Foyles, Amazon, or your favourite local, indie bookshop.
US Readers can find the book from Barnes & Nobles and Amazon. Alternatively, a lot of independent bookstores have it.
If you are in Europe, you can find The Dead Shadow on Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Spain, Amazon Italy, Amazon Ireland, Amazon Netherlands, Amazon Poland, and Amazon Sweden. We would love to work with independent bookshops in these regions, so please do not hesitate to reach out.
Rest of the world where Amazon also delivers: You can find The Dead Shadow in Brazil, in Turkey, in Mexico, in Canada, in Australia, in India, in Singapore, in Japan, in Saudi Arabia, in UAE, and in South Africa.
We would be delighted to work with independent bookshops and local bookshops in all these countries and many others.
You can also read some more on our publisher’s website. In the meantime, help us make some noise by reading and sharing the blog. You can find out more about the characters and the magical world here