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Twenty years after the godlike Augurs were overthrown, magic-wielding Gifted live under strict subjugation. When Davian fails to channel standard magic and instead discovers he wields forbidden Augur abilities, he is thrust into ancient conspiracies and an impending northern war.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • Intricate plotting packed with major twists
  • An underdog MC with forbidden power
  • Deep lore, prophecies, and ancient conspiracies
  • Elaborate, rule-based magic systems

Good to know

  • Debut prose and dialogue can feel rough
  • Characters can feel somewhat flat early on
  • A slow burn with heavy worldbuilding

How it ends: Readers note that the final book elevates the entire trilogy beyond its opening installments.

Tags

  • Ensemble Cast
  • Multiple POV
  • Weak to Strong
  • Dark
  • Emotional
  • Slow Burn
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • Mystery
  • Political Intrigue
  • Unique Magic System

Reading order

  1. Cover for The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy Book 1)

    Book 1: The Shadow of What Was Lost

    604 pages25h audio2016

    The Shadow of What Was Lost introduces Davian, a Gifted student unable to use his abilities, who discovers he secretly wields the outlawed power of the Augurs just as an ancient enemy long thought defeated begins to stir in the north.

    Together with friends Wirr and Asha, and alongside an amnesiac stranger waking in a blood-soaked forest, Davian triggers a chain of events that will reshape the fate of the land of Andarra.

  2. Cover for An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy Book 2)

    Book 2: An Echo of Things to Come

    893 pages26h audio2017

    An Echo of Things to Come follows Davian and his allies in the aftermath of their first victory as an amnesty for Augurs is declared — only for treachery and new horrors to surface at every turn.

    Davian races north toward the weakening Boundary while Asha investigates vanished Shadows, Caeden races to fulfill a treacherous bargain, and the entire cast edges closer to the ancient war that has been waiting centuries to resume.

  3. Cover for The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy Book 3)

    Book 3: The Light of All That Falls

    865 pages30.5h audio2019

    The Light of All That Falls brings the trilogy to a spectacular conclusion as the Boundary is restored but Banes now stalk the land and the Venerate gather their armies for a final assault.

    Wirr fights to hold a fractured political alliance in the capital, Davian faces the remaining Venerate alone in a strange land, and Caeden confronts the heartbreaking truth of a plan laid centuries in the making — converging toward an ending years in the construction.

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