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For Kira Solomon, normal was never an option.

Kira's day job is as an antiquities expert, but her true calling is as a Shadowchaser. Trained from youth to be one of the most lethal Chasers in existence, Kira serves the Gilead Commission, dispatching the Fallen who sow discord and chaos. Of course, sometimes Gilead bureaucracy is as much a thorn in her side as anything the Fallen can muster against her. Right now, though, she's got a bigger problem. Someone is turning the city of Atlanta upside down in search of a millennia-old Egyptian dagger that just happens to have fallen into Kira's hands.

Then there's Khefar, the dagger's true owner -- a near-immortal 4,000-year-old Nubian warrior who, Kira has to admit, looks pretty fine for his age. Joining forces is the only way to keep the weapon safe from the sinister Shadow forces, but now Kira is in deep with someone who holds more secrets than she does, the one person who knows just how treacherous this fight is. Because every step closer to destroying the enemy is a step closer to losing herself to Shadow forever....

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"The heart-pounding first in Glass's Shadowchasers urban fantasy series piles on the twists and turns in a supernatural Atlanta. . . . Kira's personal battle against the forces of chaos will keep readers riveted."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A powerful blend of ancient Egyptian mysticism, urban legend, and genius imagination. . . . This novel is on fire!"
—New York Times bestselling author L.A. Banks

About the Author

Seressia Glass has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on comics, cereal boxes, and anything else at hand. Writing her own stories soon followed. After winning the national "Living the Dream" essay contest for the inaugural Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebration in her hometown of Atlanta, Seressia realized her ability to move people with her words. Today, her fiction features diverse people realizing the universal dreams of love and acceptance. Stories have appeared recently in Vegas Bites: A Werewolf Romance Anthology edited by by bestselling author L. A. Banks and its sequels Vegas Bites and Vegas Bits Back. She's also published four romance novels, once of which, Through the Fire, was chosen for Black Expressions Book Club. Shadowblade is her fantasy debut. When not writing, Seressia is an instructional designer for an international home improvement company who loves to belly dance and watch anime. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN : B0033CS6CQ
Publisher : Pocket Books (January 9, 2010)
Publication date : January 9, 2010
Language : English
File size : 401 KB
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- #1,626 in Contemporary Fantasy Fiction
- #6,804 in Contemporary Literary Fiction
- #14,867 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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A bit disappointing.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020

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Ahhh. I'm on the fence w this. It took way too long to read this as there were times I was bored and just wanted to put the whole story down. I loved the Egyptian gods element in here as I haven't seen it anywhere. Some of the slang was a bit like an old person trying to be cool. Overall I guess its a decent start. Still debating of i want to even read the second book. I also like that there were characters of color ad I don't often get to read people of color as bad a$$ hero and heroine. Part of the problem was also how we were fed info. In the cloud of making things mysterious it just came off as a bit confusing and drawn out.. Conflicted is how I was left after reading this.

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L. Nahay

Loved the Egyptian Urban Fantasy twist!

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020

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Oooo, Egyptian mythology mixed with Urban Fantasy! Fast paced, new (even though this was published in 2010), intriguing plot, likeable characters. It started off feeling typical (bad ass girl has contacts in a seady club), but then the story stood on its own feet and took off in its own direction. The weighing of the heart ritual was fascinating, and probably something that should be incorporated into modern life. Imagine how many issues that would prevent?
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I feel that the author backed off from real tension (sexual or person to person), but other times forced it (struggle of personalities) where it didn't fit. I liked both the MC and her brand new love possibility (really liked the love possibility's...... companion. Ha!), and that they both were mindful of their newness and their looming responsibilities (to thwart the destruction of the world) but build-up just ended too quick and easy.

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jodikayti

very enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020

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First of all, this is not a book I would normally read. That said, it was an amazingly interesting book. The world building was incredible. The Egyptian story line was only a little confusing to me but did not detract from my enjoyment. Kira was one badass woman who seemed like your average woman who had extra powers. I appreciated that there was no sex in this book to distract from how awesome Kira is. I also liked that Khefar did not think Kira was not capable of looking out for herself. Zoo and Wynne were great 'human' friends. Anansee was also a great character with Khefar. There was great action and great banter in this book.

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J. S. Hawley

Easy read, New Fantastic World

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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The premise is classic boy meets girl and they save the world from dark magic. The author uses Egyptian mythology for the backdrop and her characters are African American. It was refreshing to say the least. The writing is smooth and concise. The first twist hits early in the book. So I was expecting none stop action but I felt lulls when there wasn’t. Right before the final action scene there’s a lull that made me want to fast forward. The fight is well written and followed by a lull so the reader feels the same contentment as the characters. Good reading overall.

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Richly Imagined and Thorough Urban Fantasy Series Debut

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2010

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The first thing I did when I finished reading Shadow Blade earlier this morning was make sure that my memory was correct, and that it was the beginning of a series and not a standalone novel. Not because I didn't like how it ended, but because I was so impressed with Seressia Glass' fully developed and vibrant world rich with ancient Egyptian and Africa history, not to mention the three dimensional characters, zippy narrative, and intriguing plot.

I'm thrilled to say that Shadow Blade hit all my happy spots. All of them. I loved it.

I'm not going to summarize the plot here, as it's been done sufficiently in the product description and in more depth in other reviews. I just need to express what I most enjoyed about it. I loved the setting, Atlanta. I was really impressed with the flawless blend of history and mythology that never - for me - bogged down the story or stuttered the plot. I found the lead character, Kira Solomon, to be a stunning blend of intelligence, confidence, and aptitude with her work (both jobs), devotional commitment to her calling, and refreshing innocence and sense of yearning with everything else. Some reviews have criticized that dichotomy, but for me, it made perfect sense. The poor girl has been able to touch exactly NO ONE in her entire life without it ending in coma or death or pain. Twenty-six years of complete physical solitude unless she's killing. The wounds on a person's psyche under those conditions are unimaginable, horrifying, and entirely well represented by Kira's responses to events in Shadow Blade. I believed it utterly and I sympathized completely with her, as my admiration for her as written grew and grew. And kudos to Glass for the masterful development of Kira through the arc of the story. And for me personally, the development of the relationship between Kira and Khefer not only worked and was realistic and believable, but it was laden with both tenderness, hope, and at one point, one of the most sizzling kisses I've read in any novel this year. Exceptionally well done, I thought.

Also tremendously well done - and refreshing for the very sense it made - was Khefer's reaction to Kira's inquiries and curiosity about his four thousand years on the planet. BRILLIANT scene and truly...finally addressed one of the most niggling issues I've ALWAYS had when books include long-lived races or individuals. I've gotten so used to just accepting that a thousand year old vampire has perfect recollection of his time as a human because that's how it almost always seems to be written. But it doesn't make sense if you think about it. A four thousand year old Nubian warrior who didn't even need to learn to read or write prior to the Roman empire?? EXCELLENT! I can't remember what I was doing fifteen years ago on this day. Why should Khefer remember what he was doing fifteen HUNDRED years ago? Brilliant! And I absolutely loved that line about history happening when you're just living your life. There were some real truism gems in that whole scene.

And while I was being impressed by the deft storytelling, the world building, and the character development, I also appreciated that the book included humor. Nansee (Anansi is my favorite secondary character in a book in ages) was a perfect foil in that regard, but even Kira had a sardonic sense of humor that tickled me.

All together, Shadow Blade is definitely standing out as one of the most thoroughly satisfying - on every level, from technical to emotional - books I've had the pleasure to read this year. I had one...not complaint, really, more like an issue. I felt the final conflict with the Avatar was never fully realized. It seemed a bit short and underdeveloped for all the build up. That one issue is not enough to dim my deep appreciation and admiration for Shadow Blade as a whole, however. If you're interested in a genuinely unique and richly pleasurable urban fantasy series, I'd highly recommend you give Seressia Glass' Shadow Blade a try.

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Holly Hughes

This is required reading.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2019

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I doubt i have the words required to explain to you how much you'll love this book.

So...

If you like urban fantasy, ancient egyptian or zoroastrian world views, women who are raw in emotion and courageous in the face of fear, womwn who feel deeply and are nog told to mutd themselves, if you are neurodiverse or have ever felt separated or marginalised, if you love Lost Girl, Alias, Buffy, Wynonna Earp, Black Lightening, Rick Riordan, Illona Andrews, Ann Aguirre...

Just buy it.

I guarantee it'll be a favourite by chapter two.

Cw: loss of sanity, loneliness/isolation from friends and family.

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Andrew Fontenelle

Action packed fantasy tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2011

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I wasn't expecting this book to be as an enjoyable a read as it turned out to be!

Shadow Blade is the story of Kira, a Shadowchaser and a person with exceptional powers, trained from young to fight the forces of evil (the Shadow). The story is set in modern Atlanta and Kira must ally herself with others fighting on the side of light to prevent a powerful ancient artifact from falling into the hands of the Shadow and bringing an end to world as we know it.

The tie-in with Ancient Egypt and other African cultures is a very nice touch and Ms Glass has obviously done her research for this book! I've given it 5 stars for the plot, the character development and the enjoyment it gave me reading it! I look forward to reading the other titles in the series.

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amy

Four Stars

Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2014

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