![]() ![]() Adrian is a prince from the Domain, whose beloved brother Jovu has recently died under unknown circumstances in the clan lands. ![]() However, the inhabitants of the clan lands are almost too eager to sacrifice people who show any sign of weakness.Ī Touch of Light is told as an interwoven tale from three point-of-view characters. To prevent Zala’s return, they embrace death as necessary for keeping the earth alive and maintaining a healthy circle of life. While the Seraph is a goddess of life, in the south the people of the clan lands live in fear of Zala, the goddess of death. The others are burned and forgotten, never to be spoken of again. The bodies of the pure can be preserved, with the understanding that the Seraph can bring them back to life upon her return to Avarin. To the inhabitants of the Domain, death is the ultimate sin against the Seraph herself, bringing shame to one’s family. In the north, the Seraph blesses the people of the Domain with unnaturally long lives. The world of Avarin is divided into two clashing civilizations with diametrically opposed views on death. Death is an unhealthy obsession in A Touch of Light, the debut high fantasy novel from Thiago Abdalla and the first entry in his new series, The Ashes of Avarin. ![]()
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