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The Shadow Of What Was Lost

The Shadow Of What Was Lost

Epic FantasyFantasy
Pages
704
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

Twenty years after the fall of the god-like Augurs, those born with magical abilities are forced into strict servitude. Davian is a failing student of the Gifted who discovers he can wield the very powers that were supposedly wiped out. As an ancient threat wakes in the north, Davian must flee his school to uncover the truth of his heritage and a war that never truly ended.

Prose complexity
7/10

Collected in

Book cover of The Licanius Trilogy
The Licanius Trilogy

Vibe

MysteriousAdventurousComplexDark
Coming of AgeChosen OneAcademyMultiple POVsDual Timeline

Genres

Epic Fantasy Fantasy High Fantasy

About the author

J
James Islington

James Islington is an Australian fantasy author, best known for The Licanius Trilogy (The Shadow of What Was Lost, An Echo of Things to Come, The Light of All That Falls) and the Hierarchy series (The Will of the Many, The Strength of the Few), as well as the standalone novel Scion. He previously ran a tech startup before turning to writing full-time in his early thirties. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, with his wife and two children.

Characters

DavianProtagonist

An orphaned student of the Gifted at Caladel who discovers he can wield the forbidden power of the long-vanished Augurs.

Ashalia ChaedrisProtagonist

Known as Asha, a Gifted student at Caladel alongside Davian and Wirr who faces her own crisis of identity and loyalty.

Taeris SarrSupporting

A scarred Gifted man, once believed executed, who has secretly watched over Davian's life and guides him after he flees Caladel.

Karaliene AndrasSupporting

Wirr's cousin, a princess of Andarra, whose help the group seeks to cross the border into Desriel.

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