Cover of Treason of Hawks

Treason of Hawks

core novel 2018 The Shadow

Record

First published2018
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating3.93 (552 ratings, collected 2026-08-26)
Page count373
First-edition ISBN9780316502399
Internal chronology4

Synopsis

The fourth Shadow novel picks up in the immediate aftermath of a violent cliffhanger, with Rhett Walker's companion Sam Hennessy gravely wounded and bleeding in the sand. Rhett, the shape-shifting Ranger known as the Shadow, is willing to defy the counsel of his allies if that is what it takes to save Sam's life, even as his larger calling continues to demand he keep fighting for justice across the weird, dangerous West. Weary in a way that goes beyond simple tiredness, Rhett must protect a ragtag group that includes a coyote shifter, a gorgon nun, and a pregnant woman under his care, balancing his own longing for peace against the pull of the destiny that will not let him rest.

Where it sits

  • Universe: The Shadow
  • Series: The Shadow core; position 4 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 4 of 4: previous Malice of Crows (2017)

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