Nethgalla reveals that she caused the Augur War because the Augurs were threatening the stability of the Boundary. She gives the Siphon to Caeden he uses it to turn the Lyth into Shadows, which will fulfill their bargain. Breshada reveals that she is both the Shadraehin and Nethgalla. Two Venerate have recently escaped their Tributaries, leading to the Boundary’s weakening.Īsha learns that Shadows are being used as extra Reserves for the holder of the Siphon, a Vessel. He turned against the other Venerate, trapping several of them in prisons known as Tributaries, which stole their Essence to power the Boundary. Caeden eventually came to believe they were mistaken and that the 'god' they were serving was actually an evil spirit.

Caeden hoped to use free will and time travel to save the life of his dead wife. The Venerate sought to destroy fate and grant humans free will. Caeden was once part of a group of immortals known as the Venerate, who believed they were serving El (God). He is followed by Nethgalla, a shapeshifting spirit inhabiting the body of his dead wife. He also works for the Lyth, who gave him Licanius in exchange for their freedom. He and three other Augurs escape an attack on the Tol and travel north to the Boundary.Ĭaeden slowly begins regaining his memories as he visits locations from his past. She secretly sneaks to the Sanctuary, hoping to find evidence of missing Shadows. Asha is serving as Tol Athian’s Representative at court. He meets Breshada, a former Gifted hunter who has become Gifted herself. He survives an assassination attempt, but struggles to gain acceptance from the Administrators under his command.

Wirr has succeeded his late father as Northwarden. It is the second book in The Licanius Trilogy, preceded by The Shadow of What Was Lost and followed by The Light of All That Falls. An Echo of Things to Come is a 2017 Australian high fantasy novel by James Islington.

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