The Lies We Illuminate

About this book

In the perpetual twilight of Brillara—a sprawling metropolis suspended within the colossal ribcage of an ancient sky-beast—society is powered by masterwork lanterns that capture and replay genuine emotional flares from the past. For twenty-one-year-old Elowen Veyra, a cynical lantern repairer with a disgraced lineage, navigating the dying city means relying on convenient half-truths to survive. But as a phenomenon known as the Dimming plunges entire districts into the maws of predatory umbral creatures, Elowen is apprehended by the ruling Concordance and forced into a desperate restoration project. Tasked with fixing the foundational Grand Lantern her family built a century ago, Elowen must partner with Torin, a stoic, battle-scarred glassblower. To repair the failing light, she must plunge her consciousness into the memories of her ancestor, Maris Veyra, the brilliant architect who forged the city's original peace during the brutal Lantern Awakening of 1678. As Elowen's mind becomes increasingly tethered to the past, the lines between history and present, truth and fabrication, begin to fatally blur, forcing her to question the very foundations of her world.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Psychological Thriller

Language:

en

Published:

2026-04-11

Content rating:

PG-13