02232cam a2200397 i 4500 1762836969 TxAuBib 20241204120000.0 210622s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022940802 9780316312486 pbk. 0316312487 pbk. (OCoLC)1257293138 TxAuBib rda Gillig, Rachel, author. One Dark Window. 1 : The Shepherd King / Rachel Gillig. First edition. New York, NY : Orbit, 2022. 421 pages : paperback ; 5.55 x 1.35 x 8.3 inches. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier shepherd king, The ; 1 Includes a preview of Book two of the shepherd king. "Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers ... and guilty of high treason. He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards--the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him"-- Provided by publisher. 20241204. Magic Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Fiction. Imaginary places Fiction. Kings and rulers Fiction. Quests (Expeditions) Fiction. Fantasy fiction. fast Romance fiction. fast Novels. fast The shepherd king ; 1.