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The Smoldering Vein

The Malice of Light, Book Three

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The Smoldering Vein

By: Brady J. Sadler
Narrated by: Brian Callanan
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The epic saga reaches its explosive midpoint as the secrets of the old gods come to light and ancient prophecies ignite…

Anika Lawson returns to Vale burdened by voices she cannot explain and a power she no longer trusts. While Avrim continues to grapple with his faith as it guides him toward a holy war with the invading King of Copera, Anika, Ransil, and Deina uncover a sinister trail leading back to New Hold—where the fanatical Combustress stokes Wick’s rebirth in the fiery depths below.

Consumed by Shadow, Gage Lawson seeks answers of his own—answers carved in stone beneath Eyen’s unearthed altar in Karrane, where the line between Light and Shadow continues to blur.

From the ashes of past traumas, new dooms emerge to challenge the Child of Light and the Child of Shadow, steering them back toward conflict no matter how hard they resist.

Brother and sister cannot survive what’s to come…

One of them must die.

The Smoldering Vein delivers a sweeping, character-driven climax to the first half of The Malice of Light saga—an epic tale of adventure, destiny, and the fragile line between virtue and vengeance.

©2026 Brady Sadler (P)2026 Brady Sadler
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