In a wasteland known as the Ruined populated by roving clans, there exists a kingdom of prosperity-the city of Vratigrand. This coveted kingdom is ruled over by the imposing House Rey, consisting of King Roland, Queen Ebony, and their three children, Bellamy, Lyssa, and Chauncey. All three of the Rey siblings seek the throne of Vratigrand for their own reasons, aided by their supporters. But as the siblings squabble over a throne and their parents take sides, the Lyke and Vikling clans of the the Ruined are massing their armies.
Stirred on by the dangerous Chief Geir, the clans are preparing to invade Vratigrand to take it for their own. And matters get even more complicated when another kingdom long hidden gets involved...Told from the perspectives of Bellamy, Lyssa, and Chauncey, A Light to the Ruined examines faith, loyalty, and the bonds of family.