The Shadow of What Was Lost (the Licanius Trilogy Book 1)
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The Shadow of What Was Lost (the Licanius Trilogy Book 1)

by James Islington

This playlist threads loss, fractured faith, and the slow re-binding of a broken world—mirroring Licanius’ post-war grief and the Gift’s painful Tenets. Instrumentals keep your mind moving through mystery and revelation, while the vocal tracks add human stakes: memory, vows, endurance, and the pull of what was almost saved.

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Sep 19, 2026
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1
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

Merry-Go-Round of Life

Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

2
Princess Mononoke Soundtrack

Ashitaka and San

Joe Hisaishi · Princess Mononoke Soundtrack

3
Vincerò!

Pagliacci, Act. I - Vesti la giubba

Ruggero Leoncavallo · Vincerò!

4
Adagio in G Minor

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

5
The Call

The Call

Regina Spektor · The Call

6
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

7
Hot Fuss

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

8
Hozier

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

9
Various Positions

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

10
Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

11
Young And Beautiful

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Young And Beautiful

12
The Singer

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

13
In The Lonely Hour

Stay With Me

Sam Smith · In The Lonely Hour

14
Fast Car

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

15
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

16
Dive

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

17
Bravo! Virtuoso & Romantic Violin Encores

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Bravo! Virtuoso & Romantic Violin Encores

18
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

I See Fire

Ed Sheeran · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

19
The Bones Of What You Believe

The Mother We Share

CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe

20
So Runs The World Away

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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