num_pages: 576
description: From Brian McClellan author of The Powder Mage trilogy comes the first novel in the Glass Immortals series In the Shadow of Lightning  an epic fantasy where magic is a finite resourceand its running out.Excellent worldbuilding and a truly epic narrative combine into Brian's finest work to date. Heartily recommended to anyone who wants a new favorite fantasy series to read.Brandon SandersonDemir Grappo is an outcasthe fled a life of wealth and power abandoning his responsibilities as a general a governor and a son. Now he will live out his days as a grifter rootless and alone. But when his mother is brutally murdered Demir must return from exile to claim his seat at the head of the family and uncover the truth that got her the very power that keeps civilization turning godglass is running out.Now Demir must find allies old friends and rivals alike confront the powerful guild-families who are only interested in making the most of the scraps left at the table and uncover the invisible hand that threatens the Empire. A war is coming a war unlike any other. And Demir and his ragtag group of outcasts are the only thing that stands in the way of the end of life as the world knows it.Powerful rival families murderous conspiracies epic battles larger-than-life characters and magic.Fonda Lee author of The Green Bone SagaEngaging fast-paced and epic.James Islington author of In The Shadow of What Was LostClever fun and by turns beautifully bloody In the Shadow of Lightning hits like a bolt through a stained glass window.Megan E. O'Keefe author of Chaos Vector
language: English
title: In the Shadow of Lightning
publisher: Tor Books