The Tainted are cursed with magic, and the Church has declared anyone with a Talent a threat to mankind. The hunt begins as the first printed work by the Mad Monk prompts bloodshed throughout the kingdoms, and neighbor turns against neighbor, friend against friend.
Catherine, the gravedigger's daughter, doesn't know she has a Gift. She learns to survive on theft and manipulation, but when she steals from the wrong man, she has to suffer the consequences.
After the execution of his mother and sisters in the Sudlands, Lorcan finds himself at The Fair - a wonderous safe place that's hidden in plain sight by the Master Sorcerer's magic. Lorcan's Talent is unrivaled, but his father's duplicity is, too.
Murder and betrayal shape the lives of these two young people as they become adults, and their fates are linked in more ways than one in this epic series starter.
Stealing the Light is a Writer's Digest top-rated fantasy novel, and the first in the Dies Irae Series!