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Shadows Wake (A Ruadhan Sidhe Novel) Paperback – March 24, 2018

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Book 1 of 5: A Ruadhan Sidhe Novel

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Rowan Gilmore and her mother, Anna, have spent most of Rowan’s life running, hiding Rowan's speed, strength and precognitive powers—but without knowing why she’s different, why they have to hide, or who from. And Rowan’s sick of running scared. But she has to continue, because she also harbours a dark power that emerges only when she’s afraid or in danger. A power that can kill indiscriminately. When she moves to Australia, a street fight reveals Rowan's abilities to a stranger, Fynn, and she must decide whether to run again or stay and risk discovery by her pursuers. Her mother has found happiness with a new partner and Rowan is reluctant to wreck it. So, after foiling another kidnap attempt, Rowan makes her decision. The time has come to stand her ground. Fynn becomes and unexpected ally, with promises to help fight her unknown enemy – and to reveal the truth behind her extraordinary abilities. But what’s his agenda? Can he be trusted? And who are the Mors Ferrum operatives he says are chasing Rowan? What do they want? What is the ocair thing they keep asking about? Rowan has too many questions and not enough answers; too many unknowns - including herself. For what happens if the darkness lurking in her mind wakes and comes out to play? (Author's note: Not a vampire, shapeshifter or zombie story, in case you were wondering)

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307 pages
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March 24, 2018
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13 - 18 years
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6 x 0.77 x 9 inches
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0648287807
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978-0648287803
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Computing Advantages & Training P/L (March 24, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0648287807
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0648287803
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.77 x 9 inches

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Aiki Flinthart

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Aiki lives in Australia and hasn't yet died from ANY wildlife encounter. Go figure.

She has numerous published sci-fantasy and fantasy novels, plus an action-y romance with a kickarse heroine. She has also edited a couple of short story anthologies and has a number of her own short stories in various e-magazines and anthologies.

Her works have been shortlisted in the Australian Aurealis awards and in the USA Writers of the Future competition.

When not writing, she runs a business and does heroine-approved hobbies such as martial arts, archery, knife-throwing, lute-playing, and belly-dancing.

You're more than welcome to check out more details at www.aikiflinthart.com

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richard joesten

Shadows Wake

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019

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This is a great read. It grabs you ftom the first page. And just continues on the faced paced track Rowan goes through quite the adventure. She isn't sure who to trust. She needs to keep her powers hidden. This Author really brings this story to life. You never no whats around the corner, there is twists and turns everywhere. I definitely recommend this read.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020

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Flinthart cast female characters with agency before it was a thing. A brilliant, and galloping read, driven by a potent cast. Get stuck into it!

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018

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Outstanding...I was hooked after the first page and didn't put it down until I finished. I've always been fascinated by stories of the Sidhe, but this novel takes it to new level.

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Shell

Fast paced and thrilling read

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018

This story opens with an explosive start and the thrills just keep on coming after that. But it wasn’t all just a roller coaster of action. The main character of Rowan is well developed, first as a young girl encountering trouble and betrayal, and learning that something dark lurks inside her. The story then moves forward five years, to a troubled young woman who has been on the run for most of her life thanks to a hidden past. She is wary of others, for good reason, and has to navigate the edges of society to protect herself and her mother from those who are hunting her.
Rowan has unusual abilities, abilities that set her apart from those around her and also make her a target. But it is when she meets someone who seems to know who and what she is that propels her on a journey of self-discovery she is not prepared for. Watching Rowan as she grappled with the darkness inside her, while trying to discover the truth about who she was, made for an interesting and intriguing read. I liked that she wasn’t perfect, her flaws bringing her to life. She had limitations on her powers and made errors of judgement. But she also owned up to the fact that she had made mistakes and was doing her best to protect her mother no matter what. This made her a likeable character, and one I could relate to.
The actions scenes were intense and realistic, putting me in the middle of the story even as I cringed in anticipation of when Rowan would discover how she had been deceived and who by. For Rowan, the story is one of self-discovery in which each new revelation pushes her further from the person she had believed herself to be. Yet rather than let her spirit be crushed by what she discovers, Rowan is determined to keep on fighting, to keep those she cares about safe. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series to discover what new adventures Rowan becomes caught up in during her quest for the truth and to be free of her enemies.

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Ashleigh Gauch

High Action, Drama without Melodrama, Thoroughly Enjoyable Read

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018

Shadow’s Wake is the debut novel in the Ruadhan Sidhe series by Aiki Flinthart. The author sent me a pre-release copy and shared an interesting tidbit: she learned how to throw knives so she could sketch out the action scenes better! That alone was pretty cool, but once I dug into the book, I knew I’d found something special.

The story opens with a young Rowan Gilmore backed into a corner at ChristChurch by two armed men who want to kidnap her for reasons she doesn’t understand. Her friend, Sarah, reveals the men threatened her mother and forced her to give up Rowan’s location. Angry and hurt, a dark power awakens within Rowan, and she ends up killing her attackers in cold blood.

Flash forward to the modern day, and we find Rowan and her mother Anna in Australia two years later. They haven’t had any signs of being pursued, and Anna is getting romantically involved with a mysterious Mitch in her company. Rowan, while training in the employee gym, makes the aquaintance of Mitch’s son Paul, who she accidentally knocks out in self defense. She’s able to convince him he fell and escapes having to explain her unusual strength, but ends up being forced to meander her way out of a date.

Paul, who isn’t used to being told “no” for anything, gives up after a mini-fit of disappointment and leaves. On her way home, Rowan gets mugged by two men and defends herself. Here she meets Fynn, a mysterious young man who seems to know something about why the men from her childhood were after her. Problem is, he has an agenda of his own.

What follows is a fast paced urban fantasy with strong sci-fi elements, combining Celtic myth, science, and young adult themes into a powerful action narrative. I really enjoyed the first person writing style and strong authorial voice that Flinthart employs throughout the novel. It kept me turning pages long into the night, as did the complex motivations of her supporting cast.

I also loved how Flinthart deftly avoids the “love triangle” trope so often foisted on female-led Urban Fantasy these days, and how she didn’t shy away from the sexually charged nature of some of the encounters between Fynn and Rowan.

The one complaint I have is that Paul felt a little underdeveloped, and the ending was less enticement and more cliffhanger. One of the major subplots in the book, the meaning of the mysterious word ocair, is left unsolved by the end, which was a bit of a disappointment. I would’ve kept reading to the next book either way, and it felt more like a tease than good storytelling.

5/5, thoroughly enjoyable read. Looking forward to the next one!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018

I just finished this, the first book in the Ruadhan Sidhe series, and was pleasantly surprised. I've not read a huge amount in the urban fantasy genre since its early days. I had rather the impression that it had become a sub-genre of romances, most of which I do not care for. This turned out to be more of an action novel in tone, with really well done fighting. There are wheels within wheels that I shall look forward to learning more about in future books.

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MR P BUCZKO

Enjoyable roller coaster

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2018

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The heroine is annoyingly distrusting. As a reader you want her to settle into a relationship and work with the people who are trying to help her but she sees enemies everywhere and that is what keeps you guessing about what may happen next. A good introduction to the story and the characters so far. I prefer one long book instead of trilogies so I should have waited until it was finished and read them in one go. A few too many shrugs, with one shoulder or both and the scent of frangipan wafted a bit often but it is a roller coaster ride with good action scenes.

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Urban Fantasy has a dynamic new epitome

Reviewed in Australia on May 8, 2018

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With so many dark gritty urban fantasy series it was a refreshing wind touched with rainforest in the author’s world of Ruadhan Sidhe. Aiki Flinthart has perfectly blended these two disparate worlds. Weaving the ancient tales of the Tuatha Dé Danann with the bright light and oppressive heat of northern Queensland with the skill of a writer who has spent a lot of time researching and living in the environment, capturing the sight, smells and culture of the place.
It’s the many and varied fight sequences where the writing shines. The author gives a real, grounded physical feel to any conflict that attests to an attention detail that leads me to picture a suffering uke who the author has walked through many of these sequences to get the details just right.
My only minor quibble with the ‘empire strikes back’ ending is that leaves me wondering what has happened to some of the characters, but that’s the ideal way to leave the reader anticipating the next book in the series.

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