![]() ![]() That doesn’t really quite work with my style.’” And I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s kind of like Pokemon. “There was a point at which I was trying to figure out how to work out like demon summoning that you would trap in glass balls. “I went through lots of different iterations of how to use glass in a magic system,” says McClellan. McClellan said he had been thinking about building a magic system with glass since about halfway through the process of writing the Powder Mage series, but it took a particularly productive conversation with his wife while they were in a London hotel for a convention for the idea to settle into something he wanted to move forward with. They are called glassdancers, and Demir is one of them. While anyone can use godglass, there are those who are born with the ability to control glass. auraglass augments charisma, while cureglass augments healing, and so on. Like the Powder Mage trilogies before it, the Glass Immortals trilogy is set in a world of “industrial magic.” Here, magic-forged glass of various colors called godglass is used to enhance natural abilities or states -e.g. “Character-wise, it’s about a failed prodigy who is forced to return home and be the person that he ran away from because his mother has been murdered, and he has to solve that problem, take revenge, and also deal with the wider consequences.”ĭemir is only one of several POV protagonists in In the Shadow of Lightning, but his story is a engaging human starting point for a new epic fantasy trilogy from the author of the celebrated Powder Mage series. “ In the Shadow of Lightning is, at the very basic core of it, is about a civilization that runs on industrial magic, and the consequences of that magic running out,” McClellan sums up. Nine years pass, and perhaps nine more would have, if not for the murder of Demir’s mother-an event that pulls the character back into the dangerous and desperate world of the Ossan elite, as it faces the potential end of its magical resources. “And I wanted to take a character like that and then destroy them.” He does, and it all happens in the book’s gripping prologue, immediately pulling readers into this world of industrial magic and political intrigue. “I liked the idea of taking one of these people who was just very naturally gifted and really quite brilliant from childhood, and giving them a moral center that is different from the world in which they exist in,” McClellan tells Den of Geek via Zoom, when asked about Demir. But when a miscommunication on the battlefield leads to the horrific sacking of a city, Demir flees his power and privilege to become a drifter with no greater responsibilities. As a magic-wielding leader and a member of one of Ossa’s ruling guild-families, young Demir has a bright future ahead of him. O'Keefe, author of Chaos VectorĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.When we first meet In the Shadow of Lightning protagonist Demir Grappo, he is on the cusp of his first major military victory. "Clever, fun, and by turns beautifully bloody, In the Shadow of Lightning hits like a bolt through a stained glass window."-Megan E. "Engaging, fast-paced and epic."-James Islington, author of In The Shadow of What Was Lost "Powerful rival families, murderous conspiracies, epic battles, larger-than-life characters, and magic."-Fonda Lee, author of The Green Bone Saga 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. 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. 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 killed: the very power that keeps civilization turning, godglass, is running out. Now he will live out his days as a grifter, rootless, and alone. Heartily recommended to anyone who wants a new favorite fantasy series to read."-Brandon Sandersonĭemir Grappo is an outcast-he fled a life of wealth and power, abandoning his responsibilities as a general, a governor, and a son. "Excellent worldbuilding and a truly epic narrative combine into Brian's finest work to date. ![]() 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 resource-and it’s running out.
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