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Cover of The Council of Shadows — Tom and two new friends facing three cloaked council members in a grand London library as purple shadow-magic swirls around them

The Crestwood Chronicles · Book Four

The Council of Shadows

Ages 8–12 New Story Arc

New city. Old secrets. Same best friends.

After saving Crestwood from an ancient evil, twelve-year-old Tom and his friends think they've seen it all. But their victory catches the attention of the Council of Shadows — the elite, secretive society in London that governs every magical library in the world.

Invited across the ocean to a prestigious gathering of magical prodigies, the trio is thrust into a world of grand history, high-society rivalries, and ancient rules. But beneath the cobblestone streets and soaring archives of the British Library, a dangerous artifact vanishes, and fingers point directly at the newcomers from Crestwood.

To clear their names, Tom and his friends must navigate a tangled web of secrets and figure out who to trust. In a city where magic is a game of shadows, can the bond of three small-town friends survive the ultimate test of loyalty?

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Tom and his friends stepping into a grand, shadowy London library with St. Paul's Cathedral visible through a tall arched window

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