Darkness Hidden

The katana was mine, and I would fight to keep it, no matter what. I would fight anyone or anything who tried to take it from me. Even myself. Against all odds, Mio has defeated the evil Nekomata and seen her love, Shinobu, restored to life. But in the wake of the battle, Mio’s frightening connection to the katana, an ancient sword her family has been compelled to guard for generations, has grown even more powerful. When the Underworld spawns a supernatural plague that sweeps through London like wildfire, Mio struggles to protect the city while her friends fight for their lives: Rachel against the horrifying effects of the Nekomata’s bite and Jack as one of the first victims of the plague. At war with the sword’s deadly powers and her own powerful feelings for Shinobu, Mio soon realizes that to save the world, she will need to make a terrible sacrifice… In the second book of the breathtaking urban fantasy trilogy begun in The Name of the Blade, acclaimed author Zoë Marriott raises the stakes as her beloved characters grapple with the world-destroying forces around them—and within them.