Coldfire

On the perilous planet Erna, humanity faces a reactive natural force that manifests a person’s deepest fears and desires into physical horrors. Twelve centuries after landing, an uneasy stalemate crumbles as the dark fae multiply. In Black Sun Rising, a righteous warrior-priest must forge a desperate, unlikely alliance with a legendary vampiric sorcerer to hunt a rising evil. Blending science fiction with gothic dark fantasy, this gripping tale follows four companions across a treacherous landscape where subconscious nightmares come alive.

Continuing the dark, genre-bending saga of the Coldfire Trilogy, When True Night Falls by C. S. Friedman plunges readers back into an alien world where nightmares literally come to life. This second installment sees two absolute enemies forced to unite against an evil far more immense than any they have faced before. One is a zealous warrior priest, dedicated to humanity's progress and willing to make any sacrifice. His unlikely ally is an ancient sorcerer, who has endured centuries by embracing the very essence of evil. As these two diametrically opposed figures embark on their perilous joint quest, battling manifest horrors and their own deep-seated animosity, both will be irrevocably transformed in their fight against an escalating darkness.

The dark struggle on Erna reaches a devastating climax as Calesta, a malevolent demon who feasts on human suffering, declares total war on humanity. In Crown of Shadows, warrior-priest Damien Vryce and his enigmatic ally, the undead sorcerer Gerald Tarrant, stand as mankind’s final defense. To destroy an invincible enemy, they must embark on a peril-filled journey to the birthplace of demons and beyond. Rich in dark atmosphere and morally gray choices, this explosive finale tests the ultimate limits of faith, sacrifice, and honor.