Adam Hood watched his mother die because they couldn’t afford proper care. He swore he’d never be that powerless again.
By day, he’s the forgettable data guy at an insurance firm. By night, he’s Noctirian, a supervillain wielding shadow magic through the amulet his dead father left him. He plans every heist to the second. Each score earns him new spells, takes him deeper into the shadows, and brings him one step closer to escaping the slums of Granton Heights.
He has two rules. No stealing from the poor. No innocents hurt.
Then he robs the wrong people.
The city’s most dangerous crime syndicate wants its property back, and they’ve sent a killer who drains the life from everyone he catches. For the first time, the man with a plan for everything has no answer. And now, being powerless doesn’t just mean being poor. It means being dead.
Power alone won’t save him. To survive, Adam must discover what his father’s amulet can really do, forge a partnership with a fellow villain he has every reason to doubt, and stake everything he’s stolen on the boldest plan of his life.
If you love villain protagonists, meticulous heists, secret identities and power progression, grab your copy of Night’s Rise, the first book in The Black Sun series, now.
Perfect for fans of Vicious by V.E. Schwab and Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes.
Writing as Sean Charter.
