Imperial Light

Following the tragic death of her mother and disownment by her father, Kyria finds herself an orphan and an outcast in the fishing village she once considered her home.

With dark skin she inherited from her mother, Kyria is different. And difference will not help her in the events that lie ahead.

When Kyria is selected for a ‘special worship’, she realises who her enemies truly are and the power to which her village people are subjected. Selected for this worship, Kyria is abandoned to die an a low-lying sea cave.

Through the power of belief and her own iron will – and with the help of the mysterious lightstones – Kyria manages to escape. Aware of a reality unknown to the villagers, Kyria attempts to share this knowledge following her escape.

However, she is recaptured and exiled to a harsh prison Island.

Meanwhile, The Imperial Heir, Hilarion, grandson of the elderly Emperor, undergoes several tests to ensure he is capable of ruling upon the Emperor’s death.

Shadowing his grandfather, Hilarion soon becomes aware of the evil lies of the Lords of Light.

With the recent drought brought upon them, the harvest of grains is poor. In turn, the villagers, unknowingly, settle for higher priced portions of grain. The Lord of Light’s plan rapidly becomes apparent to Hilarion, and amidst spies and enemies, he seeks the Lightbearer … the one prophesied to save the land…

Hilarion awaits the Lightbearer. Kyria awaits Fate.

A race against time across sweltering deserts, from magical, god-touched temples to wondrous corrupt cities, Imperial Light is an intriguing and moving fantasy adventure.


Mary Corran was born the younger daughter of an art historian and an Aegean Archeologist, which may explain the influence of Greek culture and history on her fantasy novels. Instead of pursuing an academic career, she decided to be a child of the seventies and travel overland to India and back. The need to develop a career sent her back to university to read History at Oxford, and marry a fellow student. After working in the City as an oil analyst for ten years, Mary went on to write the fantasy trilogy Imperial Light, Darkfell and Fate, which Venture Press will be publishing. Also available, a memoir chronicling her years of illness, Wasteland. She currently lives in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, where she is writing a new novel.

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