Potion Voyages Book 6: Luminaries & Lies

In the world of magic oceans, the people of many nations and villages struggle to recover after the devastating tempests ravaged their lands and killed their families. In the chaos, opportunists try to build new kingdoms from the physical and emotional ruins. The heralds of a would-be king come in peace and offer prosperity to those who are willing to obey their liege. Not content with rule by mortals, the servants of the many suns seize land and establish laws in order to praise the stars of the sky as deities. One infernal creature, desiring direct control over humanity, burns to death those who will not worship him. From the shadows, an empire of water-worshippers plots to manipulate and destroy them all. For some, however, the greatest prize is not glory but wisdom, and a group of rugged and ruthless explorers travels the world, pursuing a state of quiet in which they can discover hidden secrets, undisturbed by enemies. To this end, they turn light into darkness by gathering the lost luminaries - candles whose flames cast shadows that spread across the sky. At the same time, an underground city, reachable only by pathways through darkness, is covered in a mysterious light. Its mythic status lures treasure hunters and scholars to uncover its wealth and knowledge. Revelation of a deadly threat approaching from an outside world frightens many away before an impending battle, and those few who remain soon learn of the ancient city's bizarre and lethal purpose.