Book I of The Valindar Cycle

Light's
Betrayal

W. B. Jackman

A darkness has fallen over Valindar. A dice-rolling gambler with forbidden power. A noble-born girl risking everything from within the enemy's ranks. Every glimmer of hope demands a devastating price.

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The Story

A Darkness Has Fallen
Over Valindar

Twenty sols ago, the god Luxar abandoned his Luminar—once wielders of divine Light—leaving them scattered and hunted to extinction. Now the Eternum Syndicate rules from the shadows, erasing every trace of the old power.

Salvynd Terra wants nothing to do with any of it. A dice-rolling gambler in the rotting Lower District of Meridas, he survives on luck, coin, and keeping his head down. Until a chance encounter with Vee—a noble-born girl who doesn't belong in his world—ignites something forbidden inside him: the Light, long thought dead.

As the Eternum closes in on any spark of the Light's return, Salvynd must tame an uncontrollable power that could save him… or burn him alive. Meanwhile, Vee risks everything from within the enemy's ranks to protect her last remaining family.

Their paths collide in a world where every glimmer of hope demands a devastating price. In the end, both will have to choose what they're willing to lose—before the darkness claims them completely.

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The World of Valindar

Map of Valindar
Luxar's Prism
Luxar's Prism
The Veo Sanctum
The Veo Sanctum
Valindar Lunar Cycle
Valindar Lunar Cycle
Farmer Tuckett's Scythe
Farmer Tuckett's Scythe
Eternum Horde
Eternum Horde
Maylin's Workshop
Maylin's Workshop
The Author

W. B. Jackman

Wesley Jackman
Wesley Jackman

For a long time, writing a novel felt out of reach—something reserved for other people. Light's Betrayal is the result of deciding to do it anyway.

Wesley Jackman is a fantasy author based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a systems engineer within the Department of Defense. He served 9.5 years in the U.S. Air Force and graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a degree in Systems Engineering, later earning a master's in Applied Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

He writes character-driven, fast-paced fantasy that explores power, sacrifice, and the human cost behind both.

B.S. Systems Engineering — U.S. Air Force Academy
M.E. Applied Systems Engineering — Air Force Institute of Technology
9.5 Years U.S. Air Force Service
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