The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

by James Islington

Alchesh’s years-long battle with the being from the Darklands as it began seeping through his connections—learning from it, at first, seeing more and more of the future, every time closer to the edge but every time promising that he had it under control. Promising that he could find out more about Davian, constantly convincing Caeden to wait just a bit longer. And then Caeden’s blindness to the sha’teth finally wresting control. Alchesh’s rapid descent into madness as the creature began giving him glimpses into the Darklands, until finally Caeden, realizing the truth too late, tried to use the Sever. The way it had taken such pleasure in killing Caeden’s friend while Caeden was forced to watch. It had taken Caeden years to fully grasp why the sha’teth had destroyed the body it had managed to take, sending itself back to the Darklands in the process. Years until the group of young men and women in Andarra had started showing signs of being able to use kan, and Caeden had finally understood that Alchesh’s connections to the Forge had been released upon his death. Each one breaking off, attaching to a new individual. Making it even harder to close the Rift.