James Islington (born c. 1981)[1] is an Australian author best known for his high fantasy series The Licanius Trilogy.
He has published two sequel novels, entitled An Echo of Things to Come (2017) and The Light of All That Falls (2019).
[3] Islington stated that writing the second novel was much more stressful than writing his debut novel, in part because of the increased pressure that comes from being signed by a major publishing company.
[4] The first book in the series - The Shadow of What Was Lost - generally received positive reviews.
Critics praised the novel's complex magic, political intrigue and varied cast of characters.