Scales & Shadows

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Issa's shadow powers are a curse, and they are going to kill her. While the potent magic helps her and her sister Kyrae get by on the muddy streets of Ess'Sylantziis, the cost will drive them both to the brink. Will the Temple of Jaezotl that rules over the jungles of the Empire of Jii'Kalaga from its great stone ziggurats actually help them? Or will the pair of sisters—one a lamia, and one an elf—be driven from the shadows of insignificance into the light of the Empire's power games?

And just what kind of entity is Issa linked to that is neither god nor mortal?

Scales & Shadows is a fantasy novel with a character-driven plot, elements of drama and political intrigue, and a dash of late romance set in a misty-jungled land of elves and snake people.-Expect mistakes to be made, tears to be shed, and motes of light to always pierce the shadows.-Do not expect a focus on progression of power or heavy action.

New Chapters daily for the first week, then ~three times a week until moving to twice a week on Fridays and Mondays.

Cover art is by the amazing and wonderful Cutetanuki-chan. Links to her tumblr and twitter are after the Prologue.

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Latest release - ch. 61.0
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Scales & Shadows 61 Chapter 61: Sand and Sun RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 60 Chapter 60: Into Darkness RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 59 Chapter 59: Out of Light RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 58-2 Chapter 58: Crossed Tails pt.2 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 57-1 Chapter 57: Crossed Tails pt. 1 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 56 Chapter 56: Prelude to a Dance RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 55 Chapter 55: Sundial RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 54 Chapter 54: Royally Served RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 53 Chapter 53: Around Again RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 52 Chapter 52: Fried Rat RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 51 Chapter 51: Issa's Plan RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 50-3 Chapter 50: Hssen pt. 3 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 49 Chapter 49: Done Hiding RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 48-2 Chapter 48: Hssen pt. 2 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 47 Chapter 47: Stone and Steam RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 46-1 Chapter 46: Hssen pt. 1 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 45 Chapter 45: Into the Fire RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 44 Chapter 44: Family Politics RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 43 Chapter 43: Denouement RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 42 Chapter 42: Out of the Shadows RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 41 Chapter 41: Climax RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 40 Chapter 40: Opening Act RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 39-3 Chapter 39: Festival pt. 3 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 38-2 Chapter 38: Festival pt. 2 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 37-1 Chapter 37: Festival pt. 1 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 36 Chapter 36: Enjoy Today RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 35 Chapter 35: Headwaters RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 34 Chapter 34: The Emerald Throne RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 33 Chapter 33: The Emerald Palace RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 32 Chapter 32: Flight RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 31 Chapter 31: Ever Deeper RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 30 Chapter 30: Unexpected Visitor RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 29 Chapter 29: Just So RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 28 Chapter 28: Sire's Penitence RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 27 Chapter 27: Journal of a Traveler RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 26 Chapter 26: Moonflowers RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 25 Chapter 25: Sun-Aligned RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 24 Chapter 24: Turning of the Seasons RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 23-2 Chapter 23: Control pt. 2 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 22-1 Chapter 22: Control pt. 1 RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 21 Chapter 21: Sisters' Vow RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 20 Chapter 20: First Lessons RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 19 Chapter 19: Golden Light RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 18 Chapter 18: Expectations RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 17 Chapter 17: Guardian of Uzh RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 16 Chapter 16: Flowers of Uzh RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 15 Chapter 15: Cloaked Royalty RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 14 Chapter 14: Plotting RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 13 Chapter 13: Sister, Daughter, Sire RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 12 Chapter 12: Emerald Eyes RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 11 Chapter 11: Big Sister RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 10 Chapter 10: Bright Sunny Day RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 9 Chapter 9: Do Not Separate RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 8 Chapter 8: A Curse Delayed RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 7 Chapter 7: Not Yet the End RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 7 Interlude 7: An Evening's Read RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 6 Chapter 6: Collapse RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 6 Interlude 6: Burdens of Power RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 5 Chapter 5: Confluence RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 5 Interlude 5: Bitter Tea RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 4 Chapter 4: Escape RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 4 Interlude 4: Winds of Change RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 3 Chapter 3: The Cost of Power RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 3 Interlude 3: One Summer Night RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 2 Interlude 2: City of Red Coral RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 2 Chapter 2: Shaping Shadows RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 1 Interlude 1: A Typhoon Forming RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows 1 Chapter 1: Cursed RoyalRoadL
Scales & Shadows Prologue: A Desperate Plea RoyalRoadL