To Grasp Glory
How do you grasp light in a sunless world?
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In the sunless, harsh world of Silna, light isn’t easy to find. Except for the Glory of El Roi, which Rave and his brother Rook would go to see split the sky every morning. But on the day of their father’s sudden death, Rook refused to ever go see the Glory again. He broke the promise between them, crushing Rave’s hope and leaving his brother in the suffocating darkness of grief with no light to pierce it, and no brother to share it with.
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Determined now to have a light of his own that no one can take from him, Rave’s been planning the heist of a Blue Diamond. If he’s caught stealing one of the blue gems who’s light never fades, it’s an almost certain death sentence, but Rave doesn’t care. Not if it means he’ll have a piece of constant light like the Glory all his own. Not if it will help his younger sister, Ren, in her grief too.
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But when the heist goes awry, he finds out something about the Blue Diamonds he’s not supposed to know, and ends up staying in hiding in the Prophet of El Roi’s house. Without the light he sought, Rave is faced with a choice he doesn’t want to make, but which might lead to him grasping more than mere light.
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A choice that could lead to grasping Glory itself.
To Grasp Glory is a short story in the Illuminate the Dark anthology, releasing February 25th, 2025. In this collection, sixteen authors invite you to embark on epic fantasy adventures to find hope amidst even the darkest moments of our lives!
Dylan has been dragged from his home. Rave wants a little light to hold on to in an otherwise sunless world. Cónán never should have touched the coins in the fountain. A villain looks for redemption as the end draws nigh. This is just a sample of the stories you can find within the pages of Illuminate the Dark!
From beautiful poetry to epic short stories exploring hope in dark times, in grief, in the face of adversity, and when all seems lost, this anthology, curated by YA fantasy author Kaytlin Phillips, aims to paint a vivid picture of the hope we have in Christ our Savior!
Illuminate the Dark features work from Bree Pembrook, Norah Case, Jaiden Phillips, Emma G. McKee, Kylie Beevers, Lori Ann Nelson, Lillian Keith, Marisa Phillips, Hunter Reder, Abigail Hathaway, Sara Noelle, Z.A. Gilbert, Kaytlin Phillips, Abby Burrus, Emily Waldorf, and Kayla Spurling! This light filled story collection will take you on epic fantasy adventures that aim to shatter the dark.
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