<p><b>&apos;A </b><b>storytelling assurance rare for a debut . . . Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire&apos; </b><i>Guardian</i><b><br /><br />AS DESTINY CALLS, A JOURNEY BEGINS</b><br /><br />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&apos;s Four Tenets, vastly limiting their own powers.<br /><br /> As a young Gifted, Davian suffers the consequences of a war lost before he was even born. He and others like him are despised. But when Davian discovers he wields the forbidden powers of the Augurs, he sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything. <br /><br />To the west, a young man whose fate is intertwined with Davian&apos;s wakes up in the forest, covered in blood and with no memory of who he is . . . <br /><br />And in the far north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated, begins to stir.<br /><br /><b>The Licanius trilogy:</b><i><br />The Shadow of What Was Lost<br />An Echo of Things to Come<br />The Light of All That Falls </i><br /><br /><b>&apos;Wonderful worldbuilding and terrific characters&apos;</b> <i>Boingboing.net<br /><br /></i><b>&apos;Will appeal to anybody looking for a coming-of-age fantasy tale with likeable characters and strong worldbuilding&apos;</b> <i>Fantasy Faction<br /><br /></i><b>&apos;Love the Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favourite series&apos; </b><i>Barnes & Noble SF and Fantasy Blog<br /><br /></i></p>