Dark Rise

Dark Rise, Book 1

By: C.S. Pacat

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember. For centuries they have kept vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns.

Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run in London, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant urges him to seek out the Stewards, Will is ushered into a secret world, where he must train to fight for the Light in the oncoming war.

As the Dark King's return looms, reborn warriors begin to draw battle lines. But when the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the calamity that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.

©2021 C.S. Pacat (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

'A story rendered with devastatingly brilliant detail. Dark Rise pulls you by the hand into a dangerous, mighty world. You won’t be able to look away.' (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights)

'Beautiful, classical, and deliciously dark.' (Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire)

'A propulsive new fantasy. I simply couldn’t put it down.' (V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Shades of Magic series)

'Classic ... Pacat’s writing is atmospheric and full of intriguing, complex characters.' (Kirkus Reviews)