{"product_id":"licanius-1-shadow-of-what-was-lost-deluxe-hardcover","title":"Licanius 1: Shadow of What Was Lost Deluxe (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! Estimated release date: 21 January 2027. Orders will be dispatched shortly after release. Please note that your complete order will only ship once the pre-order title becomes available. If you selected Click \u0026amp; Collect, we'll notify you when your order is ready for collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e, James Islington, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is the start of his phenomenal debut trilogy where a young man with forbidden magic finds himself drawn into an ancient war against a dangerous enemy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis striking deluxe edition features stencilled sprayed edges, a foil stamped case and custom endpapers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Reminiscent of Robert Jordan or Brandon Sanderson, Islington's writing is refreshingly fast paced, with a light and clever touch' \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs destiny calls, a journey begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo 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. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in the far north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated begins to stir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Licanius Trilogy is a series readers will have a hard time putting down - a relentless coming-of-age epic from the very first page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Storytelling assurance rare for a debut . . . Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Licanius Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Echo of Things to Come\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of All that Falls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Islington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663030583474,"sku":"9780356531854","price":995.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780356531854.jpg?v=1791510499","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/licanius-1-shadow-of-what-was-lost-deluxe-hardcover","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}