Lightless

Prince Fulsa’s light is fading. Struck by a mysterious illness, Fulsa watches helplessly as the aura which marks him as a prince seeps slowly from his skin. His only comfort is his best friend, Phaios, a lightless slave who also represents everything Fulsa stands to lose. When his illness takes a turn for the worse, Fulsa seizes on a last, desperate chance: a celestial chariot race with the power to restore his light—or swallow him in scorching starfire. But a darker secret lies behind the race, and when his quest endangers Phaios as well, Fulsa fears he may be racing for more than just his light.