Child of the Lantern

By P.C Charley

The first child was found. The others are still calling.

Amari escaped the darkness, but freedom has not made him safe.

Beneath an abandoned salt shed, children are being held behind a door that should not exist. Their captor carries a white lantern that does more than hide the truth. It makes fear feel peaceful, captivity look beautiful, and suffering disappear without setting anyone free.

When Noah Bell's name appears on the keeper list, the warning can no longer be ignored. Hidden roads begin to open, the wrong light spreads across the harbours, and an ancient system prepares new children to inherit its power.

To stop it, Amari, Noah and their companions must cross dangerous worlds shaped by promises of safety, fairness, belonging and peace. But each promise hides another form of control, and every attempt to protect the children risks building a new prison around them.

As the truth beneath the salt is revealed, Amari faces an impossible choice. How much of himself can he sacrifice to save others before the sacrifice becomes another cage?

Dark, emotional and filled with mystery, Child of the Lantern is Book Two in the Lantern in the Dark series. It is a powerful fantasy about courage, identity, freedom, and the dangerous difference between protecting someone and controlling them.

Some doors are locked to keep danger out. Others are locked to keep the truth inside.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HB7NFKCY
• ISBN13: 9798188739980
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"