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Shadow Slave

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Growing up in poverty, Sunny never expected anything good from life. However, even he did not anticipate being chosen by the Nightmare Spell and becoming one of the Awakened – an elite group of people gifted with supernatural powers. Transported into a ruined magical world, he found himself facing against terrible monsters – and other Awakened – in a deadly battle of survival. What's worse, the divine power he received happened to possess a small, but potentially fatal side effect…

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Chapters 1949–1989 · up to 20 before and after the selected chapter.

1949Chapter 1949: Sonorous Silver Sunless 1950Chapter 1950: High Sorcerer 1951Chapter 1951: The Nuances of Proper Grammar 1952Chapter 1952: Choice Paralysis 1953Chapter 1953: One Small Step for Shadow 1954Chapter 1954: Realm of Shadows 1955Chapter 1955: Rude Welcome 1956Chapter 1956: Consider Death 1957Chapter 1957: Sorcerer’s To Do List 1958Chapter 1958: Practice Run 1959Chapter 1959: In the Bag 1960Chapter 1960: Master Weaver 1961Chapter 1961: Soul of a Poet 1962Chapter 1962: Darkest Shadow 1963Chapter 1963: Brightest Star 1964Chapter 1964: Nice Experience 1965Chapter 1965: Slow Burn 1966Chapter 1966: Fragile Flowers 1967Chapter 1967: Lost Together 1968Chapter 1968: Council of Shadows 1969Chapter 1969: Summoned Demon 1970Chapter 1970: Fear of Shadows 1971Chapter 1971: Rumor Mill 1972Chapter 1972: Private Conversation 1973Chapter 1973: Me, Myself, and I 1974Chapter 1974: Lost Time 1975Chapter 1975: The Incredible Adventures and Astonishing Deeds of Heroic Dreamer Sunless and his Brave Disciple Rain, Abridged (Volume VIII)1976Chapter 1976: Rani of Shadow 1977Chapter 1977: Their Legacy 1978Chapter 1978: Shiny New Heirlooms 1979Chapter 1979: Sweet Dreams 1980Chapter 1980: Flawed Creation 1981Chapter 1981: Disillusionment 1982Chapter 1982: Open Invitation 1983Chapter 1983: Besieged 1984Chapter 1984: Beneath the Surface 1985Chapter 1985: Ruined Fortress 1986Chapter 1986: Baiting the Monster 1987Chapter 1987: Siege of Bastion 1988Chapter 1988: Ruin Has Come to Our Family 1989Chapter 1989: Home Sweet Home

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Guiltythree

Before writing Shadow Slave, Guiltythree worked as a game writer and narrative designer. The author’s official biography also describes a classical education.

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