SHIFTER AND SHADOW
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SHARON SHINN
Part of the Twelve Houses series, Shifter and Shadow takes place between the end of The Thirteenth House and the beginning of Dark Moon Defender.
What really happened on Dorrin Isle?
Kirra Danalustrous is the daughter of a marlord, a celebrated beauty—and a shapeshifter with magic in her veins. After a disastrous affair with a married man, she has fled to the edge of the kingdom, to a small fishing village that has become a refuge for children dying from the invariably fatal red-horse fever. Yet Kirra has discovered a radical cure. She can transform the patients into animals who can take a medicine that’s poisonous to humans. But so many people in Gillengaria fear and distrust magic. How many parents will allow Kirra to save their children? And if Kirra saves enough of them, will she be able to heal her own broken heart?
Donnal is a peasant’s son who has been Kirra’s protector and companion for years. Although he’s always loved her, he’s always known she was destined to marry some titled lord and take her place in society. After watching her fall in love with another man, he has tried—and failed—to leave her. A shapeshifter himself, he has accompanied her to Dorrin Isle, determined not to take his human form again because he finds it too painful to be around the woman he knows he cannot have.
But Kirra needs him. So do the dying patients. And if he’s going to help any of them, he has to have the shape—and the heart—of a man.
Also from Sharon Shinn:
The Shuddering City
Whispering Wood
Alibi
- September 2025 978-1-958880-36-4
- trade paperback 5 x 8
- cover forthcoming
- Preorder below. ebook and additional print copy orders forthcoming from other venues.
Part of the Twelve Houses series, Shifter and Shadow takes place between the end of The Thirteenth House and the beginning of Dark Moon Defender.
What really happened on Dorrin Isle?
Kirra Danalustrous is the daughter of a marlord, a celebrated beauty—and a shapeshifter with magic in her veins. After a disastrous affair with a married man, she has fled to the edge of the kingdom, to a small fishing village that has become a refuge for children dying from the invariably fatal red-horse fever. Yet Kirra has discovered a radical cure. She can transform the patients into animals who can take a medicine that’s poisonous to humans. But so many people in Gillengaria fear and distrust magic. How many parents will allow Kirra to save their children? And if Kirra saves enough of them, will she be able to heal her own broken heart?
Donnal is a peasant’s son who has been Kirra’s protector and companion for years. Although he’s always loved her, he’s always known she was destined to marry some titled lord and take her place in society. After watching her fall in love with another man, he has tried—and failed—to leave her. A shapeshifter himself, he has accompanied her to Dorrin Isle, determined not to take his human form again because he finds it too painful to be around the woman he knows he cannot have.
But Kirra needs him. So do the dying patients. And if he’s going to help any of them, he has to have the shape—and the heart—of a man.
Also from Sharon Shinn:
The Shuddering City
Whispering Wood
Alibi
Prasie for Sharon Shinn:
“When it comes to vividly layered characters and detailed world building, Shinn is a master at her craft.”
— RT Book Reviews
On Alibi:
I really enjoyed Alibi. It's fair to say that the opening is a bit of a slow burn — but appropriately so — and before long, even while in a curious way little happens but ordinary (future) life, the novel becomes quite absorbing. We root for the characters, we care about them, and we believe their interactions. And the conclusion is quite satisfying."
— Rich Horton, Strange at Ecbatan
"[Her] characters are vivid, distinctive, real people, all of whom are unique and appealing. It’s the characters that make this story sing."
— Rachel Neumeier, author of the Tuyo series
On Whispering Wood:
"Fantasy author Sharon Shinn is known for her brilliant world-building and the layered richness of her characterizations, and she's in top form with her new Elemental Blessings novel, Whispering Wood."
— Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author of The Rogues Redeemed series
On The Shuddering City:
"The world is coming apart at the seams in this impressive fantasy from Shinn. Once separate, the lands of the continent were bound together by the god Cordelan, so that the bounties of each would benefit the others. United, they have flourished—but they hold a dark secret . . . Throughout, Shinn balances vivid worldbuilding, captivating characters, and a fascinating mystery. Readers won’t want to put this down."
— Publishers Weekly
"Sharon Shinn creates a rich world balanced on the edge of disaster, with evocative, engaging characters, each with a piece of a desperately vital mystery to unravel.”
— Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries
“When it comes to vividly layered characters and detailed world building, Shinn is a master at her craft.”
— RT Book Reviews
On Alibi:
I really enjoyed Alibi. It's fair to say that the opening is a bit of a slow burn — but appropriately so — and before long, even while in a curious way little happens but ordinary (future) life, the novel becomes quite absorbing. We root for the characters, we care about them, and we believe their interactions. And the conclusion is quite satisfying."
— Rich Horton, Strange at Ecbatan
"[Her] characters are vivid, distinctive, real people, all of whom are unique and appealing. It’s the characters that make this story sing."
— Rachel Neumeier, author of the Tuyo series
On Whispering Wood:
"Fantasy author Sharon Shinn is known for her brilliant world-building and the layered richness of her characterizations, and she's in top form with her new Elemental Blessings novel, Whispering Wood."
— Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author of The Rogues Redeemed series
On The Shuddering City:
"The world is coming apart at the seams in this impressive fantasy from Shinn. Once separate, the lands of the continent were bound together by the god Cordelan, so that the bounties of each would benefit the others. United, they have flourished—but they hold a dark secret . . . Throughout, Shinn balances vivid worldbuilding, captivating characters, and a fascinating mystery. Readers won’t want to put this down."
— Publishers Weekly
"Sharon Shinn creates a rich world balanced on the edge of disaster, with evocative, engaging characters, each with a piece of a desperately vital mystery to unravel.”
— Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries
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