Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 2

Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 2 is the second book of the Blades of Light and Shadow series. It succeeds its first book, Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 1.

Summary
After your triumph against the Dreadlord, your adventuring party faces a new foe who's hell-bent on using your blood to conquer the Realm of Light!

Chapter 1: Through the Looking Glass
"After your triumph against the Dreadlord, your adventuring party faces a new foe who's hell-bent on using your blood to conquer the Realm of Light!"

Spoilers

 * On May 6, 2020, PB revealed there will be a sequel.
 * That same day, Andrew Shvarts thanked all the players who supported the book, and promised some great things to come in Book 2.
 * Jennifer Hepler answered his tweet and said that she's been busy planning some things for Book 2. She also promises that Book 2 is going to be awesome.
 * On August 6, 2020, PB started a survey, asking players to submit their questions.
 * On September 25, 2020, PB answered some questions and revealed further information regarding Book 2 on the Q&A.
 * Andrew Shvarts hinted at new villains, new locations, new items, new skills, new party members, and new love interests.
 * On December 28, 2020, PB released a blogpost where they stated that they estimate the book won't be released until 2022 because of the large amount of resources.
 * However, in the December 2021 Choices Insiders, Pixelberry revealed that the book would not be released in 2022.
 * On January 14, 2022, PB announced that it will be released in 2023.
 * On November 30, 2022, PB released a Q&A blogpost regarding Blades 2, which mentioned, among other things, dwarves, goblins, and a "new wife character".
 * On December 21, 2022, PB released the first survey on how an upcoming monster would appear in the book.
 * On January 13, 2023, PB released the second survey on what powers an upcoming monster would have in the book. The poll closed on January 16th at 11:59 PM PST. Choices were Eye Beam, Mind Controlling Gaze, and All-Seeing Vision. Mind Controlling Gaze won.
 * On January 18, 2023, PB released the third and final survey on what to name an upcoming monster in the book. Choices were The Devouring Gaze, Shadestalker, and Tentacle-Face.
 * On January 31, 2023, PB revealed Shadestalker will be the name for the monster and the book will be released in Fall this year.
 * On May 4, 2023, PB revealed through the Insiders that the book will be released in September.
 * On June 27, 2023, PB released two sneak peeks through their Pride blog, featuring Aerin and a new character.
 * On August 18, 2023, the release date was revealed in-app to be September 1st.

Trivia

 * This is the last book to be released for everyone without being released for VIP first, as starting from Unbridled: An Untameable Story, all books (new and sequels) will have a VIP phase.