Death's Shadow
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Raven has spent his entire life in the Thieves' Guild. But when he steals a strange dagger and refuses to give it back, he gets caught up in the conflict of an underground cult from his past, a war between two nations, a girl who despises the Guild, and a strange man who seems to come from another world entirely. His journey is filled with blood, darkness, and a strange power that he fears like Death themself.
A while back, I wrote this as my first foray into writing high fantasy (and writing books in general), but abandoned it due to it (and the characters) getting a little too dark, a little too gory, and a little too unlikeable. Now I am on to better things, but I thought I might upload the book here fore some feedback. Tell me what you think! I can't wait to hear the feedback from this cesspool of a website.
Thanks to my homie @Vegankraken for being there since the beginning and reading my manuscript before I put it here.
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