Empire of Shadows

Name: Empire of Shadows
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Jacquelyn Benson
ISBN: 9781959050155

Author: Jacquelyn Benson

Series: Raiders of the Arcana #1

Narrator: Alex Picard

Unabridged: 16 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vaughan Woods Publishing

Published: 09/01/2024

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Gaslamp, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities.One trifling little arrest shouldn’t have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it’s only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions.When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she’s holding her chance to revolutionize Pre-Colombian history. There’s just one teensy complication. A ruthless villain wants it, and Ellie is all that stands in his way.To race him to the ruins—and avoid being violently disposed of—she needs the help of maverick surveyor Adam Bates, a snake-wrangling rogue who can’t seem to keep his dratted shirt on.But there’s more than Ellie’s scholarly reputation (and life) on the line. Her enemies aren’t just looters. They’re after an arcane secret rumored to lie in the heart of the ruins, a mythical artifact with a power that could shake the world.Between stealing trousers, plummeting over waterfalls, and trying not to fall in love with her machete-wielding partner, will Ellie be able to stop the oracle of a lost empire from falling into the wrong hands?Empire of Shadows is the first book in Jacquelyn Benson’s smart, swashbuckling Raiders of the Arcana series, narrated by twenty-year acting veteran Alex Picard. Read it now and dive into a rip-roaring historical fantasy adventure perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Mummy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olivia on May 14, 2024

(This review was originally posted on Queen's Book Asylum.) Empire of Shadows is a page-turning historical romp with very similar energy to The Mummy. Though the novel takes place in Honduras, it has all of the same humour and swashbuckling adventure. The characters are warm, fun, and relatable—and, m......more

Goodreads review by Books_and_Crafts on May 03, 2024

Absolute perfection. 10/10 5 stars is not enough! Brendan Fraser in the mummy? This book. The romance, the mystery, the hidden civilization? This book. I savored every moment! The banter and dialogue had me GIGGLING like a school girl the entire time! Adam Bates is the perfect male character in my h......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on August 21, 2024

Indiana Jones fans, here’s a new book for you! After being arrested for a Women’s rights protest, strong and adamant Ellie Mallory with archaeological ambitions is fired from her archivist job. When Ellie finds (steals) a map to a mysterious ancient city, she is desperate to explore. Only thing is, sh......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on December 30, 2024

I have a lot of feelings about how this book made me feel nostalgic for the mummy and how the adventure was a fun time but I’m keeping one star because this was far, far longer than it needed to be and some sections definitely could have been cut/edited down But overall, what a ride......more

Goodreads review by Christina on April 03, 2024

Review: This is easily a 5-star swashbuckler of a historical fantasy, with Benson's usual attention to geo-political detail underpinning the joyous adventure tropes. All of the Indiana Jones/Mummy/fantastical archaeology/Lost City bits were utterly pitch-perfect and gripping. And the way both of the m......more