Conspiracy of Ravens

core novel 2016 The Shadow

Record

First published	2016
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	3.86 (1,781 ratings, collected 2026-08-26)
Page count	359
First-edition ISBN	9780316302272
Internal chronology	2

Synopsis

Rhett Hennessey, a Texas Ranger and shapeshifter now fully embracing the identity that was once forced into hiding, crosses paths with Earl O'Bannon, another shapeshifter fleeing the ruthless railroad baron Mr. Trevisian. Drawn into the fugitive's plight, Rhett assembles a diverse posse, including fellow Rangers Sam and Coyote Dan along with Dan's sister Winifred, and sets out to take down Trevisian and rescue the brother Earl was forced to leave behind. Along the way the group confronts the blood magic of small gods, the cruelty of witches, corruption within the law itself, and the dark alchemy Trevisian wields as a confident, wealthy man who is used to simply taking whatever he wants from those with no power to stop him.

Where it sits

• Universe: The Shadow
• Series: The Shadow core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Lila Bowen

Notes

• From the series record (The Shadow): A completed four-book weird-western dark fantasy following Nettie Lonesome/Rhett Walker, a mixed-race, gender-fluid monster hunter in an alternate 1870s Texas populated by vampires, shifters, and figures from indigenous and frontier folklore.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.

• Reading order, within the series The Shadow: position 2 of 4: previous Wake of Vultures (2015) · next Malice of Crows (2017)

Sources

• Reader rating platform
• Black Gate
• https://fantasy-faction.com/2016/conspiracy-of-ravens-by-lila-bowen

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