Kingdom of Shadows

Crowned in Silence, Book 5

By: Jess Rae, C. Elliott, J. Elliott

Narrated by: Dee Michele

Beneath the Kingdom’s fractured crown, something ancient is waking. When Seryth is dragged into the depths of a dying realm, she discovers a world built on gold-veined stone and whispered bargains—where the light is dwindling and the shadows have teeth. To escape, she must carry a shard of that fading light back to the surface… but the deep does not release its prey so easily.

Pursued by faceless hunters and bound to two uneasy allies—a soldier with blood on his hands and a chain-wielding outlaw with debts to settle—Seryth emerges to find her homeland transformed. Villages lie abandoned. Roads twist into impossible shapes. And at the heart of it all, a shimmering curtain divides what’s still theirs from what’s already his.

The Returner is waiting beyond that veil. And the cracks are spreading. Perfect for listeners of dark, atmospheric fantasy and gothic adventure, Kingdom of Shadows blends lyrical prose with relentless tension. This is a story of survival, sacrifice, and the thin line between the light you protect… and the darkness you invite in.

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