Questions About The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

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Mark Swenson Technically, no...

Many of the themes are similar, though, and the characters start the story as teenagers...

As with most fantasy, it can be hard to te…moreTechnically, no...

Many of the themes are similar, though, and the characters start the story as teenagers...

As with most fantasy, it can be hard to tell the two apart, particularly if the YA fantasy is written well.

This series should be acceptable to both the Adult and Young Adult audiences. It does involve some higher-level philosophical concepts, but through the first book these are only briefly mentioned...

Honestly, even adult American readers have little comprehension of concepts like predestination, so I doubt future novels in the series will delve too deeply into that or other concepts.(less)

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The four tenants are tattooed on young gifted. Does that prevent the gifted from violating the tenants? Or is it just for identification and the training camps are designed to limit their powers?

Mark Swenson The Tattoo is not a "tattoo" in an ink and needle sense...it is magical and is a result of a magical treaty.

They are identification, but they are also…moreThe Tattoo is not a "tattoo" in an ink and needle sense...it is magical and is a result of a magical treaty.

They are identification, but they are also part of a binding spell that limits the powers of the gifted.(less)

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Are Nashrel and Eilinar the same person? They keep showing up in the same scenes but I can’t find where it uses the names together to suggest that they’re first name last name of one person or maybe an alternate name for one person. And yet they never interact with each other so I don’t think they’re two people. I’m sorry if this is a dumb question but I haven’t found the answer in context in the book. 😂

Jessica Chillcott

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So, my library doesn't have the third book available. Like, at all. It's not at any library. Do I need to read it? is there a cliffhanger at the end of book 2?

Vivian It is really a trilogy and the third book is the culmination of the two before it, so if you enjoyed the other two you want to read it. For me, wantin…moreIt is really a trilogy and the third book is the culmination of the two before it, so if you enjoyed the other two you want to read it. For me, wanting to know how it ends was cliffhanger enough, but I don't recall a specific cliffhanger.(less)

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Does this series have any swearing or sex in it?

Ramsey No. It's a very "clean" series in this regard. …moreNo. It's a very "clean" series in this regard. (less)

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whats the english level? can this be recommended when english is not my mother tongue?

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