Shadowmark: A John Wick Universe Novel
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Last published Sat, Jul 5, 2025
The first High Table's sacred order has been shattered.
To restore order, an ancient decree is invoked: the Shadowmark. It binds two diametrically opposed operatives in an unbreakable alliance: a ghost in the wires, and a force of disciplined brutality. Marked by a destiny neither chose, they must navigate a fracturing underworld to mend what's broken, even as the legend of the Baba Yaga stalks their every move.
Their desperate alliance is the only hope to save their world from consuming itself.
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