C.S. Friedman

Black Sun Rising

Dark fantasy epic on the Riven World where magic wars consume civilizations

About the author

C.S. Friedman

C.S. Friedman is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for the Coldfire Trilogy, a science fantasy series set on a planet where psychic energy reshapes the environment. The Madness Season and This Alien Shore are her most celebrated science fiction novels. Her work explores the tension between fear, faith, and reason with psychological insight.

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