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) Playlist

by James Islington

20 tracks

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Sep 19, 2026

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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Track List

20 songs

1

Merry-Go-Round of Life

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

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2

Ashitaka and San

Joe Hisaishi · Princess Mononoke Soundtrack

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3

Pagliacci, Act. I - Vesti la giubba

Ruggero Leoncavallo · Vincerò!

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4

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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The Call

Regina Spektor · The Call

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The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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7

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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8

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

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9

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

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10

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

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11

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Young And Beautiful

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12

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

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13

Stay With Me

Sam Smith · In The Lonely Hour

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14

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

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15

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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16

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

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17

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Bravo! Virtuoso & Romantic Violin Encores

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18

I See Fire

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

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19

The Mother We Share

CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe

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20

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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