It’s been two decades since Vivienne du Lac, powerful night sylph and mysterious monster of fashion, was abducted from Tarrytown New York in a display of strange magic. Her friends Nerissa Waldemar, the lamia; Worth Goodwin, the Questing Beast; and Christabel Crane, a unicorn, have chased her shadow across two continents, down the winding streets of Cairo, and indeed, into the Underworld itself.
Just when they’re about to give up, a surprising letter indicates that Vivienne might still be alive, and closer than they think. Aided by a kitsune named Kit, a reluctant angel named Ophaniel, a dwarf named Alma, and a host of gods, goddess, monsters, and miscreants, Waldemar, Goodwin, and Crane dash through London and into Spain to try and unite with Vivienne once again. But an army of void creatures greets them, and alongside their deadly attack clues to the insidious villain who’s been lurking in the shadows for thousand of years.
Once again, it’s up to the team to sort through their own interpersonal challenges of love, jealousy, and inner desires, as they race against the clock — and time and existence itself — to rescue Vivienne, or else perish trying. Will Nerissa beat her addictions? Will Christabel get over her lost love and find her place in the world? Will Worth ever cease being a sartorial nightmare?
Tempers rise and adventure awaits in the final installment of the Frost and Filigree series.
The Shadow Council Archives are historical novellas set in the shared universe of the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter books by various authors. Each set of novellas are stand-alone stories, tales of folklore and legend collected by The Shadow Council in the centuries since their founding.
Frost & Filigree (Beasts of…) Series by Natania Barron
Frost & Filigree: Beasts of Tarrytown
Masks & Malevolence: Beasts of Cario
Time & Temper: Beasts of London
The series is now available as a collection in These Marvelous Beasts: The Complete Frost & Filigree Series.
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