--- product_id: 121462798 title: "Dust and Light (A Sanctuary Novel)" brand: "carol berg" price: "119.73 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/121462798-dust-and-light-a-sanctuary-novel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Dust and Light (A Sanctuary Novel) **Brand:** carol berg **Price:** 119.73 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dust and Light (A Sanctuary Novel) by carol berg - **How much does it cost?** 119.73 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/121462798-dust-and-light-a-sanctuary-novel) ## Best For - carol berg enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted carol berg brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Dust and Light (A Sanctuary Novel) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZkfOYkIiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A murder inquest, a magical Pureblood Registry snafu, and an oubliette *by W***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016* As a dedicated fan of Carol Berg’s work, I’ve read and own every single one of her novels. After finishing a novel, I often find myself needing time to reflect on the scope of the story before singing its praises. I’ve waited to review the Sanctuary Duet until Ash and Silver was released. This review is for Dust and Light, the first novel in the Sanctuary Duet.I devoured this book, since I was so excited to return to the world of the Lighthouse Duet.You don’t necessarily need to read the Lighthouse Duet (Flesh and Spirit/Breath and Bone) before reading Dust and Light, but it will help you to understand the complexities of the world and its magic. Just like Flesh and Spirit/Breath and Bone, which starts with the “Canticle of the Autumn,” the first pages of Dust and Light starts with the “Canticle of the Winter.” In this poem, we are given the lovely words: “My heart yearns for warmth, for companionship, for glory. Yet waking is storm. ‘Tis harsh magic to dance on ice.” You can really learn everything you need to know about this story from those few lines.The novel is broken into four parts. In Part I, we meet our main character, Lucian de Remeni-Masson, a Pureblood artist who has just lost his cushy desk job painting portraits for the Pureblood Registry. (If your brain immediately went to the purebloods of Vampire Knight, no worries, mine did too.) He is quickly pushed into a job working for the city’s coroner, doing identification portraits for the dead. One of the first portraits he does for Bastien the coroner is of a murdered preteen – but the image his magical “bent” reveals is markedly different from the murdered girl. Thus begins the unraveling of a murder mystery and the gradual unmaking of Lucian de Remeni-Masson.Things you’ll encounter in this book:- The Danae, whose speech patterns are one of my favorite elements of this world- An oubliette, which always makes me think of the movie Mio in the Land of Faraway- A necropolis, where Lucian and Bastien work to identify lost souls- Excruciating descriptions of Lucian’s efforts to maintain sanity while confined- Hints of lost love between a Pureblood and a mortal (at university, of course)- A mystery of magical talent, royal succession, the Everlasting, a hidden land called Sanctuary, a lost city named Xanchiera, a murder inquest, and treachery within the walls of the Pureblood RegistrySPOILER: At the end of the novel, Lucian encounters two horsemen who offer to take him to “a house of cleansing, where a man can erase what’s past and building his life anew.” In the last 3 pages, Lucian has willingly given up all memories of his past and joined the Equites Cineré. He and his two companions ride off to Fortress Evanide. This leads us straight to the next novel in the series, Ash and Silver. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars another brilliant book by one of the best and brightest authors out there--even if a bit grimmer than usual *by B***H on Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014* if this were another author i might give it 5 stars, but for carol berg it's a four. is still incredibly good. great plot, very intense, fascinating. characters are full bodied and have depth. my only reason for not giving it a 5 are that it was quite dark and heavy in a pretty unrelenting way--particularly up front. usually there are some characters or something going on that provide light or color or humor. but not as present in this book. for those of you who pick it up in a bookstore and find the first few pages too grim, don't give up on it, it picks up and gets much better. carol berg is so far superior to most of the books in her genre--actually it's almost like her writing is a genre unique to itself.i was thoroughly engrossed by it once it got going and could not put it down. can't wait to see what's next. hope the next enstallment is not too far off. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars This book proves that she just keeps getting better and better *by B***M on Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014* Well, now I have to wait for the sequel. Dang.Those of you who are familiar with Carol Berg know that she's a master of character development and story-telling. This book proves that she just keeps getting better and better. Set in the same world as her Flesh and Spirit trilogy, it explores some of the same events from a different perspective. The main character, Lucian, is another Pureblood sorcerer, but one who is much more naively compliant with the strict Pureblood Registry than free-spirited Valen. Put into service to an ornery coroner and given a couple of murder mysteries, and he quickly starts to see the world in a new light, learning about himself in the process. I won't give any spoilers, but his experience provides a new look at the intricate politics of this world and give the reader new insight into what it means to be Pureblood in Navronne.I love that Berg touches on the events of the Flesh and Spirit trilogy without retelling the story. Just as Valen's personal story became a part of a secret world driving some of the epic events in the world of Navronne, Lucian's story expose him to completely new secrets that are every bit as mysterious and far-reaching. Because the stories parallel, I don't think you necessarily need to read one series before the other (thought it's hard to say for sure based only upon this first novel). Valen is vaguely referenced, but he and his story do not feature heavily in this book. 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