Synopsis

Thecycleoflifeisnotinfinite—except,perhaps,forElijah.At122yearsold,Elijahlivedalongandsuccessfullife—untilhewokeupassomeoneentirelynew.Now,ananomalyinamysteriouskingdomsustainedbymagic,hefacesquestionsabouthisplaceinaworldthatdoesn'tdefythelawsofnature,buttakethemtoanentirelynewlevel.Foroversixmillennia,thisisolatedrealmof300,000citizenshasthrived,itssurvivalboundtothemagicthatnurturesitsair,water,andfood.Yet,somewhisperthatakingdomrefusingtoexpandisdoomedtofall.How,then,hasthiskingdomendured?AsElijahuncoversancientsecrets,divesintotreacherouscavesystems,andgrappleswiththefatalflawsofmagic,helearnsthetruthaboutexistenceitself—forcesthatshapedthecosmos.Newalliancesrisetoconfrontanancientplague,andthekingdom'sdelicatebalanceteetersontheedgeofcollapse.Inthisworld,thevibranthuesoffreedomandpotentialaremereillusions,likesunlightfilteredthroughstainedglass.Elijahmustdecidewhethertoshattertheillusion—orembraceit.————Thisnovelgoesintogreatdetailaboutthewaysofthepeopleandhowitwilldifferfromthesuspectedoutsideworld.Whatseemslikeapopulationofpeoplewhodonothavemuchknowledge,showhowtheyfoundtheirwayby“feeling”,orbyanecdotal(personal)evidence.