A Hollow Mountain

The Brightest Shadow, Book 2

The arrival of the Hero was worse than anyone could have imagined.

The Hero's mad quest to purge the world continues beyond death, but a journey to the far north promises that knowledge might succeed where power could not. Allegedly, there are wise sages who understand the Legend, though Tani fears that they have also been consumed by its light. As the group travels into fearsome mountains, they can only hope to prevent the Hero from destroying new lands.

Though the sage's mountain promises a simple destiny for everyone, it will test the earthly commitments of each individual. Tani will have her moral ideals challenged, Slaten will encounter a strange young woman among barbaric raiders, and Celivia will struggle with the demands of her military superiors. All will need to change as they meet the steel-clad errants of the far north, and their war that has been simmering for generations....

©2021 Sarah Lin (P)2021 Podium Audio

Everything You want From a Sequel

If you liked the Brightest Shadow then this is a satisfying continuation. The characters continue to grow, there's new cultures introduced, more Celivia POV chapters, more interesting unreliable narration.

To keep spoilers light, there's a very satisfying battle at the end that shows how much the characters have grown as people.

Entertaining and great performances!

I enjoy the world, the characters, and performances. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. I need to make sure to do a relisten to everything before so I recall all the threads!

Excellent story, excellently read.

As I said. Great performance and great story. The length makes this good value as well and it easily held my attention throughout.

Like the story minus the hero

I like most of the characters minus the hero. I just don’t see these smart people following him.