Shadow Falls

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Shadow Falls
Born at Midnight
Awake at Dawn
Taken at Dusk
Whispers at Moonrise
Chosen at Nightfall
Author C.C. Hunter
CountryUnited States, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young-Adult Literature
Publisher St. Martin's Press
PublishedMarch 11, 2011 – April 23, 2013
Media typePrint (paperback)
E-book
No. of books5 (novels)
5 (side-stories)
Followed by Shadow Falls: After Dark

Shadow Falls is a series of fantasy-themed novels by American author C.C. Hunter. The series centers on 16-year-old teen Kylie Galen, who is sent off to Shadow Falls Camp by her mother and discovers the camp is covertly a summer institution for supernatural beings. The discovery sets her on a quest to discover her own supernatural identity, frequently interrupted by confrontations with spirits.

Contents

The first novel, Born at Midnight, was published on March 11, 2011; the second, Awake at Dawn, on October 11, 2011; the third, Taken at Dusk, on April 10, 2012; the fourth book, Whispers at Moonrise, on October 2, 2012. The fifth and final novel, Chosen at Nightfall, was released on April 23, 2013. On March 15, 2011, a related short story, entitled "Turned at Dark", was released. A side-story, "Saved at Sunrise", was released as an e-book on Amazon on April 2, 2013, followed by "Unbreakable" on September 30, 2014, and finally "Spellbinder" on June 30, 2015. The three short stories were eventually released as a novella on February 2, 2016, with the addition of a new story titled "Fierce".

C.C. Hunter subsequently announced that she would continue the series from the perspective of vampire Della Tsang, [1] calling the continuation Shadow Falls: After Dark . A standalone novel, Midnight Hour, was released on October 25, 2016 as the concluding chapter of the franchise.

Characters

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Other characters

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References

  1. "Bemis Promotions » FTLOAGB: CC Hunter". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-02-11. Interview with The Bemis Promotions Team