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The Shadow of What Was Lost

by James Islington

Epic FantasyHigh Fantasy
Published 2014 Pages 654 ~11h Rating โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.30 Audience Adult Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Pacing Mixed Magic Hard
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Darkness Level 3 โ€” Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present
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Narrated by Michael Kramer ยท 28h

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Synopsis

'A 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 god-like Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them - the Gifted - are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion's Foโ€ฆ

Tropes

ProphecyQuestComing of AgePolitical IntrigueMentor and Student

Tone

EpicMysteriousAdventurous

Content Warnings

graphic-violenceabusewarslaverypsychological-trauma

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