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The Light of Life

The Cycle of Galand #4 / 10 ✓
by Edward W. Robertson
The Light of Life (The Cycle of Galand #4) by Edward W. Robertson
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After a year of fighting across three different lands, Dante and Blays have finally brought Gladdic to justice—and in the process, they've unleashed a horror beyond all reckoning.

The enemy is known as the White Lich. He is ancient. He is immensely powerful. And Gladdic believes he will soon enslave all of Tanar Atain.

Their only chance to defeat him is to strike fast, before the lich has regained his power. But attacking him directly would be suicide. Instead, Gladdic has an alternative. Once upon a time, the lich was human, with a mortal body. Gladdic believes that original body is still out there, hidden somewhere in the swamps.

If they can find it and kill it, then the lich should die with it. But if they fail, the White Lich will rip the souls from the people of Tanar Atain—and turn his gaze on the rest of the world.

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FantasyEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy
Release date: June 1, 2017

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Edward W. Robertson

Edward W. Robertson

When Edward W. Robertson writes, he doesn't just build worlds—he watches them burn and rise again. From crumbling civilizations in his Breakers series to the epic, war-torn landscapes of The Cycle of Arawn and The Cycle of Galand, his work pulses with tension, grit, and the kind of moral complexity that keeps readers up long past midnight.

Robertson first emerged on the fantasy and science fiction scene with a quiet but deliberate presence. That presence soon erupted into a million books sold, a USA Today bestseller title, and accolades including Audie and Voice Arts Award nominations. But behind the numbers is a writer who has never shied away from asking the hard questions: What happens when the world ends? What does power cost? And can redemption survive in the aftermath?

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Raised in the wide-skied deserts of the American West, Robertson’s sense of scale—of distance, survival, and desolation—runs deep through his stories. His academic foundation in fiction from NYU gave him the tools to hone that voice, and after stints in New York, Idaho, L.A., and Hawaii, he now writes full time, balancing apocalyptic stakes with human vulnerability.

Readers who follow his fantasy sagas know the weight his characters carry: heroes shaped by failure, villains born of pain, and choices that ripple far beyond the page. The Cycle of Galand, which concluded with its tenth book in 2024, built on the legacy of The Cycle of Arawn with even deeper emotional resonance and sharper political intrigue. Meanwhile, his latest series, The Cycle of the Scour, continues to prove that high fantasy doesn't have to be predictable to be powerful.

Whether chronicling the fall of modern civilization or the rise of reluctant mages, Robertson doesn’t write escapism—he writes consequence. And in every shattered city or bloodstained battlefield, he leaves just enough light to believe the story isn’t over yet.

The Cycle of Galand

The Cycle of Galand consists of ten books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Main series The Cycle of Arawn

The Red Sea (The Cycle of Galand #1)
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The Silver Thief (The Cycle of Galand #2)
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The Wound of the World (The Cycle of Galand #3)
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The Light of Life (The Cycle of Galand #4)
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The Spear of Stars (The Cycle of Galand #5)
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What Lies Beyond (The Cycle of Galand #6)
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The Twelve Plagues (The Cycle of Galand #7)
⧗ 9.00 / 1
The 13th God (The Cycle of Galand #8)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Shattered Path (The Cycle of Galand #9)
⧗ 8.26 / 4
The Cycle of Galand (The Cycle of Galand #10)
★ 10.00 / 1


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