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A Chain of Lights
Paperback
Series: Stars Fall Out, Book 1
Publisher: Kris Bowser
Published: Jul 28 2025
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A city of scholars. A stolen vial. A bakery case full of regrets.
Magic is power, and only the Kirosz Empire wields it-or so everyone thought, until a Nirsuathan professor engineered a magic of his own.
When the professor's aptitude test sparks ambitions, Tyatavar, a baker's daughter, promptly fails it. No surprise there-until her sister passes. Vilari becomes the first student of the professor's new magic, while Tyatavar remains stuck.
Stuck drowning in flour and currant loaves.
Stuck in an unwanted marriage-and lying about it constantly.
Plus, with her sister skipping bakery shifts to study magic, there's no space to claim a future of her own.
Then a new friendship with an odd glass merchant offers her a way out: printmaking. But tradition and obligation tighten around her-and threaten to keep her trapped when someone from her past returns.
Still, even for a magic test failure, the professor's magic may be the solution. As change ripples through her city, impulse collides with desperation, and Tyatavar faces upending everything she knows.
A Chain of Lights is the first book in a character-driven gaslamp fantasy series full of slice-of-life vibes, mysterious magic, and a looming imperial conflict.
If you enjoy...
* Cozy fantasy-with sharper edges
* Character-driven stories with rich worldbuilding
* Misfits, mayhem, and magical worlds
* Banter, baked goods, and bad decisions
...this is your book.
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