The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

Caeden has been accused of massacring an entire village, but has lost his memories. Elocian tells Asha that he is secretly rescuing Augurs and regrets the creation of the Tenets.ĭavian's Vessel, the Portal Box, leads them to rescue a Gifted man named Caeden. Asha becomes Tol Athian's Representative to the Northwarden Elocian Andras, brother of the king and leader of the Administrators. The only survivor is their friend Asha, another young Gifted. That night, almost every remaining resident is murdered. Devaed is planning an invasion of Andarra. Behind it lie monsters led by immortal Augur Aarkein Devaed.

He is given a Vessel, an Augur artifact, and is told that the Boundary, an ancient border north of Andarra, is failing. Davian learns that he is actually an Augur. The Tenets are a magical contract which limit the abilities of the Gifted they must obey orders from Administrators and may not use Essence to harm others.ĭavian is a young man studying at Caladel, a school under the supervision of the Tol Athian council. The Four Tenets were instituted by the Andras family.

All known Augurs were killed and new Augurs were quickly executed, and only two Gifted schools (Tol Athien and Tol Shen) survived. Royalists led by King Kevran Andras were victorious. In their struggle to keep power, a civil war broke out. Somehow, the Augurs’ abilities became corrupted and their visions became less accurate. Unlike Gifted, Augurs could not only draw Essence from an inner Reserve, but could also manipulate Essence from another sources by using a less understood power. They were assisted by the Gifted, who could use their life energy, or Essence, to perform various magical tasks. Until twenty years ago, Andarra was ruled by the Augurs, who had various powers including precognition and time manipulation. When an ancient barrier protecting the world from demons begins to fail, young Augur Davian must embrace his powers. In a world formerly ruled by Augurs who could see the future, the use of Essence to complete magical tasks is highly restricted. It is the first book in The Licanius Trilogy, followed by An Echo of Things to Come and The Light of All That Falls. The Shadow of What Was Lost is a 2014 Australian high fantasy novel, the debut novel by James Islington.

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington