02328cam a2200421 i 4500 1040537453 TxAuBib 20231113120000.0 220611s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022940802 9780316312486 trade paperback 0316312487 trade paperback 9780356519494 paperback 035651949X paperback TxAuBib rda Gillig, Rachel,. One dark window / Rachel Gillig. First edition. New York, NY : Orbit, 2022. ©2022. 421 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier shepherd king, The "Maiden. Monster. Martyr."--Cover. Includes an excerpt from book two of The shepherd king by Rachel Gillig and from Wild and wicked things by Francesca May (pages 401-421). "Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers ... and guilty of high treason. He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards--the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him"-- Provided by publisher. 20231113. Magic Fiction. Kings and rulers Fiction. Quests (Expeditions) Fiction. Fantasy fiction. fast Fantasy fiction. lcgft Romance fiction. lcgft Novels. lcgft The shepherd king.