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The Shadow Empire (Book 3 of The Plantation) Kindle Edition

by Stella Fitzsimons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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THE PLANTATION SERIES - BOOK 3

They come from a noble legacy of wonder and discovery. They cut through wormholes, portals and anomalies like shadows skipping across a celestial sea.

The hooded ones appear in an instant and disappear in a fraction. Every sleeping child fears a glimpse of their ghastly faces in their darkest dreams.

The Shadow Empire is dying. Their struggle for survival has reached a final battlefield in the forests of a primitive planet called Earth.

Freya, the hunted one, the most wanted fugitive in the history of the empire, wants to make everything right in her own dying world. She feels rage flowing through her fingertips. She feels her broken heart hungering savage ways.

She must become like nothing the world has ever known to save Damian, to save the floating city, to save Finn and Pip and little Tobi too, but with war looming, will she be able to save her own soul?

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Books in The Plantation series:
The Plantation
The Dark Legion
The Shadow Empire
Beyond The River Of Time
Rise of the Saviors
Daphne (a PLANTATION novella)

About the Author

Stella Fitzsimons is a bestselling author of urban fantasy and dystopian fiction.


She is the author of "The Plantation" series which includes six novels and one novella. She is currently working on the Urban Fantasy series "Mist Riders".


Stella is a traveler, a passionate reader and an ardent cook. She likes to blend ingredients to create edgy results in both her sci-fi and fantasy fairy tales, and her family cuisine.


She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and an ever-growing collection of books.


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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CZF94R8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Butterfly Electric Press (May 25, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1828 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Stella Fitzsimons is a bestselling author of urban fantasy and dystopian fiction.

She is the author of "The Plantation" series which includes six novels and one novella. She is currently working on the Urban Fantasy series "Mist Riders".

Stella is a traveler, a passionate reader and an ardent cook. She likes to blend ingredients to create edgy results in both her sci-fi and fantasy fairy tales, and her family cuisine.

She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and an ever-growing collection of books.

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Mary_Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Empire
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013
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The much awaited 3rd book only to find out there will be a 4th! I cant take this! Hopefully this one is already sitting out there in cyber land waiting for a release date and the wait will not be too long.
I love Freya! I am loving her new powers and her new family. I can honestly say I have no clue who's team I am on. One minute I am team Damian, then he pisses me off and I am team Finn....I actually caught myself on occasion being Team Sliman :)
Great series!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good reading.
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
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Even though most of the main players in this book are younger the struggles they go through are more than most modern adults will face in our reality.
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Jennifer Huff
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014
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I love the whole series. The author does a great job with keeping the story flowing from book to book. I have read the whole series now & can not bring myself to erase these from my Kindle. Nope I think I will keep the series indefinitely. I recommend the whole series to anyone looking for something to keep you going, not one page is boring.
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Dee
3.0 out of 5 stars losing interest
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013
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I was really into the first two books; but this one I put down and read a different book before finishing.
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kathy harrington
5.0 out of 5 stars holy cow!
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2013
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Ok if the first book was great, the second book was fantastic, this book is utter awesomeness. I have read all 3 books within 24 hrs. Totally engrossing. It is great watching the characters change with the obstacles faced. Sad thing though, I have to wait for book 4.
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Krysi Joseph aka boekverslaafde
4.0 out of 5 stars Freya is human. Is her humanity going to be her downfall? Can she be what she needs to be to help win this fight?
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
It's been 10 days since the battle at the fortress. 10 days since Damian has been taken. 10 days since Pip announced she knows where he's been taken. And boy does she know! She's got so much information on the plantations in her brain, Doc has concluded she's a human database of sorts. Another Savior with special powers!

10 days of planning to get Damian out of trouble. Problem is, he's in Plantation 15, where security is the tightest, and they're the best armed. If they manage to get in, how are they going to get out?

With Pips help, they make a map of the plantation, and form a plan, but, it seems, as with everything else they plan, things end up going differently.

Slight spoilers follow. Nothing that gives away the end of the book though. Proceed at your own risk...

The story then skips ahead about 8 months. Freya is now a new mother, and the saviors are now living in space, on Exodus L21. They've got jobs, and a life of somewhat comfort. The humans they're living with don't know how special the saviors are, most of all, they don't know what Freya is, for fear of them being kicked off Exodus L21. Then a message comes through to the Commander...it's the Aliens...and they want Freya, and if she doesn't return to earth, and give herself up, they will blow up Plantation 8, Freya's home plantation, and all it's inhabitants.

As we all know Freya, we know she won't let this happen, so of course, she has a plan.

While devising her plan, she hears Zolkon wants to speak with her. Zolkon gives her some information that could prove to be extremely useful...she could increase her army to become almost unstoppable..but will she trust him?

Freya, Damian, Finn, and the rest have to learn to trust each other, as well as outside forces in order to beat the Aliens. Once they make their decision they can't turn back. Will they make the right choice? Will their choices have devastating consequences? There's only one way to find out!

Finally, the love triangle seems to be dissipating in this book, and there is very little romance in the book. Freya struggles to hold on to Damian, which really irritates me, as the story line really doesn't show how she loves him...it's just not believable at all.

Tobias, Freya's child, I believe is going to be a thing of wonders, of course, as soon as you find out she's pregnant, anyone who's read sci-fi books (or sci-fi shows like "V" or "falling skies" or others) figures out what's gonna happen with this kid, though the ending of the book ends in a cliffhanger with him, you should expect to see it coming.

This book, along with the first two, could stand to see a good editor. Man I'm tired of saying this. COMMAS!! COMMAS ARE OUR FRIENDS! The sentences at least made better sense in this book, I didn't find myself rereading sentences saying 'that word should not be in there, or you're missing a word here' as often, but I did make a few notes on the kindle on a few sentences, still. These books would be great if they had a professional editing done on them.

As it stands, it's still a pretty good read, and I'll be starting the next book, 'Beyond The River of Time' shortly.
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smoky
5.0 out of 5 stars Smoky
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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I love science fiction and this was just my cup of tea. It has everything, love, danger,action and the hope for something better
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Matt VA
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Installment in A Great Series
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2013
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I love this series. It ain't Tolkien or Asimov or Hemingway. But it is great storytelling and it is great fun. Definitely recommend this whole series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2015
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Amazing storyline that is original and attention grabbing from start to finish.
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