In the Shadow of Lightning
core novel 2022 Glass Immortals
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.39 (8,900 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 576 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250755698 |
Synopsis
In the Shadow of Lightning is the first novel in Brian McClellan's Glass Immortals series, set in an empire whose civilization runs on godglass, a magical resource that is becoming increasingly scarce. Demir Grappo, an exiled grifter who once abandoned his positions as a general, a governor, and a son of one of the empire's most powerful families, is forced to return home after his mother is murdered. Confronted with a family and an inheritance he never wanted, Demir must reclaim his house's seat of power while investigating his mother's death, a search that draws him into the schemes of rival guild-families and questions about the godglass shortage. Gathering unlikely allies, Demir finds himself drawn back into the power and responsibility he had spent years trying to escape.
Where it sits
- Universe: Glass Immortals
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Brian McClellan
Notes
- First novel of a planned trilogy; the only Core Canon entry until Book 2 publishes.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Glass Immortals (standalone work): position 1 of 3: next Montego (2023)
Sources
- Brian McClellan's official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_McClellan
- https://www.brianmcclellan.com/in-the-shadow-of-lightning
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