Pillars of Light: The Chain Saga Book Two

"When the world forgets its mercy, the light remembers."

The world feels the fracture. After the trials beneath the moon, four guardians step into a sunlit realm scarred by cruelty and fire. Ancient sanctums lie silent, the Ashen Sanctum is lost, and the bonds that once held the world together strain toward collapse.

Rivers of Flame cut through the land. Shadow rises in answer. With the Chain half broken and its anchors failing. mercy itself becomes a fragile force, easily twisted toward destruction.

To endure, the guardians must face both the darkness hunting them and the wounds they carry within. The light they seek may yet save the world-or burn it beyond repair.

Pillars of Light continues The Chain Saga with epic danger, sacrifice, and hope tested to its breaking point.

Mike Medeiros writes epic fantasy centered on legacy, consequence, and the quiet forces that carry across generations. His series, The Chain Saga, explores what is passed down, what is chosen, and what cannot be escaped, weaving together characters whose lives are bound by memory, sacrifice, and the weight of unfinished stories. The first book in the series, The Darkness Rises, was published in January 2026, with Pillars of Light scheduled for release in June 2026.Mike's work is known for its layered worldbuilding and interconnected narratives, where each thread is part of a larger design. His storytelling leans on restraint and atmosphere, allowing meaning to emerge over time rather than being forced into view. Across the series, moments of loss, endurance, and redemption unfold gradually, giving the world a sense of continuity and lived history.Before turning fully toward writing, Mike built a career in financial services and data analytics, developing a system-driven way of thinking that now informs the structure of his fiction. He holds a doctorate in advanced accounting and teaches at the university level, where he focuses on making complex ideas clear and accessible. That same clarity carries into his writing, where even the most expansive worlds remain grounded in character and consequence.At its core, The Chain Saga is about what remains, what carries forward, and what refuses to fade. Mike writes with the belief that some stories are not meant to be resolved but lived with.He lives in New Hampshire, where he continues to build worlds shaped by memory, consequence, and the echoes we leave behind.