Lux Mendacium
The Light is a Lie.

In a world shattered by forgotten catastrophe, the Church of the Sacred Flame reigns supreme, weaving faith and fear into a doctrine of absolute control. To question the Light is heresy. To stray from the path is death.

Dale, a humble farm boy, dreams of finding purpose beyond the worn fields of his childhood. When the Church selects him for priesthood, he believes it a blessing—until dark truths begin to surface. Whispers of vanished initiates, relics of ancient technology mistaken for miracles, and the horrifying revelation of what the Church truly serves.

Fleeing into the wild ruins of a once-great world, Dale finds refuge among the Remnants—those mutated by the very chaos the Church seeks to erase. But Dale is different. Unmarked by mutation yet touched by power, he holds within him a force neither he nor the Church fully understands.

As the lines between faith and deception blur, Dale must confront not only the truth of the world’s past, but the truth of himself. To defy the Flame is to declare war on the only order left in a broken world. To embrace his power could save the ones he loves—or destroy what little hope remains.

Lux Mendacium is an epic coming-of-age fantasy about rebellion, identity, and the fight to uncover light in a world built on lies.
Perfect for fans of Mistborn, The Name of the Wind, and The Lies of Locke Lamora.