The Shadow of What Was Lost
Jul 2016 · Sold by Orbit
4.6star
112 reviews
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A young man with forbidden magic finds himself drawn into an ancient war against a dangerous enemy in book one of the Licanius Trilogy, the series that fans are heralding as the next Wheel of Time.
As destiny calls, a journey begins.
It has been twenty years since the godlike Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them -- the Gifted -- are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion's Four Tenets, vastly limiting their powers.
As a Gifted, Davian suffers the consequences of a war lost before he was even born. He and others like him are despised. But when Davian discovers he wields the forbidden power of the Augurs, he and his friends Wirr and Asha set into motion a chain of events that will change everything.
To the west, a young man whose fate is intertwined with Davian's wakes up in the forest, covered in blood and with no memory of who he is. . .
And in the far north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated begins to stir.
The Licanius Trilogy is a series readers will have a hard time putting down -- a relentless coming-of-age epic from the very first page.
"Storytelling assurance rare for a debut . . . Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire."" -- Guardian
As destiny calls, a journey begins.
It has been twenty years since the godlike Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them -- the Gifted -- are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion's Four Tenets, vastly limiting their powers.
As a Gifted, Davian suffers the consequences of a war lost before he was even born. He and others like him are despised. But when Davian discovers he wields the forbidden power of the Augurs, he and his friends Wirr and Asha set into motion a chain of events that will change everything.
To the west, a young man whose fate is intertwined with Davian's wakes up in the forest, covered in blood and with no memory of who he is. . .
And in the far north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated begins to stir.
The Licanius Trilogy is a series readers will have a hard time putting down -- a relentless coming-of-age epic from the very first page.
"Storytelling assurance rare for a debut . . . Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire."" -- Guardian
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4.6
112 reviews
Ed Bruce
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September 4, 2023
This book isn't just bland, it also badly written. The book reads like the first attempt from a high school student in a creative writing class. The author wrote in a tell me instead of show me. With phrases like they sat in companionable silence. Which is weak and the author re-used a good half dozen times in the first half. I mention the first half because that's where I stopped reading. There is nothing in this book for it to have garnered such praise. I feel like it is some grand prank to see how many people will join in or be the butt of the joke.
Dan Verley
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March 5, 2017
I can see the similarities with the wheel of Time, but the fact that it's only planned to be a trilogy may mean that it be quite so long winded as that series. On its own, it's inventive and has great characters and a great twist at the end, even though I saw it coming a mile off. 😀
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Alexander Bosch
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January 7, 2017
Good and we'll written. It was a slow start, but picked up after the first 1/3 of the book. The ending left me wanting so much more and wanting it right now.
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About the author
James Islington was born and raised in southern Victoria, Australia. His influences growing up were the stories of Raymond E. Feist and Robert Jordan, but it wasn't until later, when he read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series -- followed soon after by Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind -- that he was finally inspired to sit down and write something of his own. He now lives with his wife and daughter on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
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