Book 1 of The Raiders of the Arcana
Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities.
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Digital version of Empire of Shadows, Book 1 of the Raiders of the Arcana.
Preorder by April 1, 2024 and receive:
- Digital download of Ellie’s map
- Bonus digital download of the infamous snake wrangling scene from Adam’s point of view
Ebooks will be delivered on April 2, 2024.
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Paperback of Empire of Shadows, Book 1 of the Raiders of the Arcana, with a personalized signed bookplate sticker.
Preorder by February 1, 2024 and receive:
- Double sided premium character art bookmark
- Full color insert page of Ellie’s map
- Bonus digital download of the infamous snake wrangling scene from Adam’s point of view
Books and rewards will ship one week before release date. Arrival time varies based on destination.
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Signed bookplates and preorder rewards will be shipped separately.
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Hardcover of Empire of Shadows, Book 1 of the Raiders of the Arcana, with a personalized signed bookplate sticker.
Preorder by February 1, 2024 and receive:
- Double sided premium character art bookmark
- Full color insert page of Ellie’s map
- Bonus digital download of the infamous snake wrangling scene from Adam’s point of view
Books and rewards will ship one week before release date. Arrival time varies based on destination.
Buy NowPhysical products are available to customers in the US and UK. See shipping policies for further information.
Signed bookplates and preorder rewards will be shipped separately.
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Though I unfortunately can’t ship books to countries other than the US and UK at this time, I would still love to offer the special preorder rewards and signed bookplates to my international readers who preorder a paperback or hardcover copy of Empire of Shadows before February 1, 2024.
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About the book
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. Read it now and dive into a rip-roaring historical fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Romancing the Stone and The Mummy.
Characters and some plot elements of Empire of Shadows were previously included in The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson, first released by Grand Central Publishing in 2016 and re-released by Vaughan Woods Publishing in 2020.