Beneath the Shadow Dark (ebook) by Mel Polk

On a desert planet, the faithful inhabitants of the surface worship a goddess who grants them prosperity, as well as the unrelenting light of a sun that never sets. But beneath them, an eons old struggle for power rages between her banished siblings.

When tragedy strikes Jos’ family, they are cast out of their home and deemed unworthy of the goddess’ light. Mad with grief, Jos invokes the long forgotten gods of the dark—and receives an answer. After bargaining their soul to restore their family’s honor, Jos is led into the subterranean world of the Shadow Dark by an emissary of the dark god, who is as mysterious as he is alluring.

Among the wonders and curiosities of the dark underworld, Jos discovers many unexpected things: rebellion, friendship, purpose, and a love that struggles to survive a divine war. Jos becomes irrevocably tangled in the machinations of deities as their every choice could alter the tenuous balance of the entire planet.

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content/trigger warnings: 

• Death / Loss of a loved one
• Blood
• Abuse
• Needles
• Religious intolerance
• Misgendering / Dead naming
• Addiction
• Trauma
• Panic attacks / Anxiety
• Near-drowning
• Sexual content
• Animal death

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Cover by Jonas M. Steger