title: Forged Destiny: Shadows of Shadows
author: Marcus H. Kokar
description: Marcus H. Kokar was born on September 9, 1978 in his own home. Fifth child to a family of six children, he had a typical childhood but with a fascination of living in a world of his own; he fantasized and created a world where multiple storylines took place. While growing up, Marcus was thought to be like other kids and encouraged to follow the typical path of education and getting a job. Never considering other possibilities. That changed in 1999 when Marcus attended Northeastern University in Boston. It was a very different life full of excitement to look forward to, but he never expected the joy that could come from writing. A few months into his first year, while sitting with friends at the NU food court and watching them interact with each other, Marcus took a pen and napkin and just started to write an idea at first, and a few days later, a paragraph; then a chapter. A few years down the line, a very rough draft was completed, and so was his time at NU. He had graduated with a degree in finance, and although it encouraged an imagination in numbers, it was not much help when it came to fantasy. Marcus may not be like many writers; his ideas are the products of sequences of events that take place in his mind over long periods. When the first pages of the book were written, Marcus had no middle or end to it. The story evolved as he saw the characters act it out and depended less on how he wanted them to act it out not something easily explained. There were years when financial difficulties made it hard to live in a world of his own creation, so Marcus had to leave it behind; the day-to-day necessities took precedence. A few years down the line, a friend asked Marcus, Didn t you do some writing in college? What did you name your project? That question brought back a feeling of euphoria to Marcus. He remembered how he felt when he was in his own world and realized that he never named it. This was a sign, and to a degree, destiny in his mind. The foundation for a title was forged, and, of course, the tweaking upon tweaking that was to come.
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  Contents
  
    1.   2. Dedication
    3. Allegiances
    4. Maps
    5. Prologue
    6. Chapter 1
    7. Chapter 2
    8. Chapter 3
    9. Chapter 4
    10. Chapter 5
    11. Chapter 6
    12. Chapter 7
    13. Chapter 8
    14. Chapter 9
    15. Chapter 10
    16. Chapter 11
    17. Chapter 12
    18. Chapter 13
    19. Chapter 14
    20. Chapter 15
    21. Chapter 16
    22. Chapter 17
    23. Chapter 18
    24. Chapter 19
    25. Chapter 20
    26. Chapter 21
    27. Chapter 22
    28. Chapter 23
    29. Chapter 24
    30. Chapter 25
    31. Chapter 26
    32. Chapter 27
    33. Chapter 28
    34. Chapter 29
    35. Chapter 30
    36. Chapter 31
    37. Chapter 32
    38. Chapter 33
    39. Chapter 34
    40. Chapter 35
    41. Exclusive Manga Adventure
    42. Excerpt from _Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #1: The Apprentice’s Quest_
      1. Chapter 1
      2. Chapter 2
    43. Back Ads
    44. About the Author
    45. Books by Erin Hunter
    46. Credits
    47. Copyright
    48. About the Publisher
  
  Dedication
  
   _Special thanks to Cherith Baldry_
  
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