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'THE DARK WILL RISE. WHO WILL FALL? WHO WILL STAND?
'The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember, and they keep their centuries-long vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns.
'Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, Will is ushered into a world of magic, where he must train to play a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.
'As London is threatened by the Dark King's return, the reborn heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war begin to draw battle lines. But as the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the dark fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication:
For Mandy,
I wonder if we both
needed a sister
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Dark Rise
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 147 2022;
— Review of Dark Rise 2021 single work novel
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[Review] Dark Rise
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 147 2022;
— Review of Dark Rise 2021 single work novel
Awards
- 2022 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2022 longlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
- 2021 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Novel
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,