Shadow Dance

The Offline Series, Book One

De: C. K. Andersson

Narrado por: Samantha Norbury

What would you do if the game you were playing suddenly becomes your reality?

Saga escapes her mundane life of modern stresses and anxieties, a failed relationship and a monotonous job by immersing herself in an online game. When dark whispers begin to invade her mind, she is pulled through a rift into a world eerily reminiscent of the game she plays.

Whatever brought her to this place stalks her at every turn, a sinister siren song calling to her, bringing her closer to a source of power that threatens everything. Trapped in this confusingly familiar world, she must find herself, her strength and allies to help her survive.

Grand Prior Roseheart, the leader of a paladin order, sees the potential and power in Saga. Persuading her to join his order, he is convinced that she is the key to defeating the dark magic that blights the land — but is that all he sees in her?

Saga’s journey through the world of Theadrath is perilous, taking her from the regal city of Whitekeep, audiences with the vampire council, to the elegant cities of the high elves, where Prince Kailunn Sunseeker rules over the land in the absence of his mother, Queen Sunseeker.
Saga knows the fictional Kailunn very well. Her phone’s photo gallery is filled with screenshots and fan art of him — but is the real prince the same as the man on the screen whom she fell in love with, or does he hide secrets behind his soft-spoken words?

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‘Shadow Dance’ is a character-driven dark fantasy novel with romance elements, containing rich lore, a story with compelling stakes and characters that seem effortlessly real. Please refer to the content warnings on Andersson's website.

©2023 C. K. Andersson (P)2023 C. K. Andersson

If you like world of warcraft...

This story has it all, especially if you're a vanilla or bc wow player. Many world of warcraft vibes, the characters are interesting and have wworld of warcraft racial vibes. You wont be disappointed if you're looking for that kind of feel.
The narrator is pleasant to listen to, wonderful job.

Amazing Everything!!!

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. The narration was amazing, the story was amazing, the characters were amazing! I loved seeing how Saga navigated through new lands and how she struggled. This was also my very first Isekai book and now I want more!!! I cannot wait to learn what happens next!

5 ⭐️

Shadow Dance is an amazing, immersive fantasy experience. It starts with Saga, a woman who is literally sucked into a fantasy role-playing game called ‘Reign Online.’ She struggles to get her footing in this new world but eventually accepts her fate and tries to adapt to fit in. She meets knights, elves, and vampires along the way. Saga becomes confused because her loyalty lies with the elves and Kailunn, a prince of the elves in the game; however, she is thrown in with the human knights where she meets a Paladin named Garren. With Garren, Saga realizes she is developing a power which Garren shares. Saga begins to develop conflicting feeling on where her loyalties lie, especially when she meets Kailunn in person. Meanwhile, a malcious villain in this world, Lysander, is trying to gain power and steal some of Saga’s inexplicably developing power. The conflict leaves you on the edge of your seat, and this book leaves you wanting more! Shadow Dance is an amazing read!!! Everyone who loves fantasy will love this book!!!

Immersive Fantasy

This was a very interesting and entertaining immersive fantasy story. Characters where brought to life beautifully by Samantha Norbury and her excellent narration.

That didn’t go where I thought

I can’t wait for the sequel. The performance was exceptional particularly with the multiple voices! As a total nerd I love the idea of a book in a DnD setting. This definitely has an open ending but I can’t wait to see what happens next.