Before the Shadows Rise
(2025)(The first book in the Horsemen's Shadow series)
A novel by Joe Nathan Paul
(Book 1 – The Prequel to The Horsemen’s Shadow)
Two elite soldiers. A secret buried in blood. And a war older than history itself.
From the alleyways of Belfast to the jungles of Belize, SAS operatives Adam Hayes and Tony Shaw uncover a conspiracy written in stars, hidden in bloodlines, and engineered to repeat.
Before The Shadows Rise is a high-stakes conspiracy thriller packed with military action, coded prophecy, and ancient power. If you enjoy the shadow warfare of Jack Carr, the secret histories of James Rollins, or the mythic urgency of Dan Brown, this origin story delivers.
Their mission was simple: stop a cartel.
What they found was the beginning of something much worse.
Two elite soldiers. A secret buried in blood. And a war older than history itself.
From the alleyways of Belfast to the jungles of Belize, SAS operatives Adam Hayes and Tony Shaw uncover a conspiracy written in stars, hidden in bloodlines, and engineered to repeat.
Before The Shadows Rise is a high-stakes conspiracy thriller packed with military action, coded prophecy, and ancient power. If you enjoy the shadow warfare of Jack Carr, the secret histories of James Rollins, or the mythic urgency of Dan Brown, this origin story delivers.
Their mission was simple: stop a cartel.
What they found was the beginning of something much worse.
- A burned symbol scorched into forgotten crates
An encrypted AI system named Helion
A missing patrol erased without a trace
And a manuscript no one was ever meant to read
Across collapsed operations and ghosted CIA files, the signs multiply.
A hidden pattern. A secret name.
The Horsemen.
🛑 They weren’t created. They were inherited.
🧬 And they’re not finished yet.
Start the series here—before the prophecy takes hold. Before the world forgets again.
Genre: Thriller
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