Arika

About this book

In Arika, a person's worth is measured not by possessions but by the shadow cast through noble deeds. Syarik is born without one and grows up shunned in the district of Ovar, yet he possesses a singular gift: he can see the true shadows behind other people's masks. His search for identity leads him to Lithana, the Tannery of Traces, and the secret of a tower opened only once each decade. This allegorical fantasy asks what mark a life leaves behind and how a person may become light for others.