Pale Lights Novel

The Pale Lights series, from the author of "A Practical Guide to Evil," begins with "Lost Things." Tristan Abrascal, a thief in Vesper's perpetual twilight, relies on wit and a divine contract until an accidental transgression severs his ties. His mentor offers a path to escape and an opportunity for revenge against the infanzones he resents. Simultaneously, Lady Angharad Tredegar flees a ruined life, her family murdered and nobility revoked, pursued by assassins. Desperate, she seeks aid from an estranged uncle, but his protection demands a price. Angharad vows vengeance. Both their paths lead them to the Watch, but enrollment is impossible. Instead, they must prove themselves through the perilous trials of the Dominion of Lost Things, a place where few emerge victorious. Book II, "Good Treasons," finds the four survivors of the Dominion enrolled in Scholomance as a cabal. Angharad grapples with tempting, deadly bargains that test her honor. Tristan is plagued by mysterious abductors, a nonexistent classroom, spectral conversations, and dying carrots. Maryam Khaimov fears her descent into madness is occurring ahead of schedule, or worse, that someone else is impersonating her. Song Ren must unite the group and battle external threats—rival cabals, vengeful countrymen, and the constant enemies her companions attract. Her family's honor and survival depend on her success, as their disgrace threatens to consume them. As they navigate Scholomance, a greater challenge awaits at the Asphodel Rectorate, a decaying power with dark secrets, where monsters may be the least of their worries.