Limpt, Natascha van - Als het licht sterft

Title: When the Light Dies

Author: Natascha van Limpt

Number of pages: 418

Publisher: Frost & Flame Publishing

Edition: Hardcover with sprayed edges

Publication year: 2026

Summary:

Five hundred years ago, the sun of planet Faux died. The most skilled inventors of that time designed the Soul Light – an artificial sun that feeds on the souls of two gigantic dragons. Humanity retreated to the only habitable part of Faux. Life continued, flourished.

Now, centuries later, almost no one cares about the encroaching ice, about the diminished soul flames. When the scientist Alyss shares her concerns with Aravin, he is inclined to dismiss them. Alyss does not let it rest and shoves her research results under his nose. He cannot ignore it: the population of Valleysorrow is heading for its demise.

Aravin sees only one solution: they must provide replacement souls. However, that brings with it the necessary problems. It has been more than a century since anyone has seen a dragon and the Soul Takers who are capable of taking their souls have been exterminated years ago. Only one Soul Taker remains alive: Aravin's former best friend, who has been in captivity for five years thanks to him.

Together with Alyss, he decides to free Mart anyway and enlist the help of the monster hunter Phantom. Whether the two are willing to help him is still the question. Mart would rather see him dead than alive and Phantom has already robbed him of more than just his possessions...

Relevant tags:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic