“Some lights guide. Others remember.”
In a forgotten village at the edge of time, a boy named Elio arrives—silent, pale, and clutching a lantern that glows with something older than flame. He does not speak. He does not age. But the light he carries remembers everything the world has tried to forget.
When Elias, a quiet soul bound by grief, inherits this mysterious flame, he is drawn into a realm that exists between the living and the lost.
Drawn to the boy, Elio, a grieving soul from the village, finds himself unravelling—not just Elio’s secret, but the memories hidden within himself. He is pulled into The Drift—a surreal realm stitched together from broken memories, lost time, and truths buried too deep.
In this fractured world of floating ruins, haunted staircases, and whispering Watchers, Elias discovers a map beneath his floorboards, meets Thalia, a fierce guardian of flame, and uncovers that some memories are alive—and dangerous.
As Elio’s journeys deeper, the question grows louder:
Who was Elio? And what was the lantern keeping safe?
The Lantern Keeper is a mystical fantasy novel about light, grief, and the memory that refuses to die.
If you love emotionally rich worldbuilding, poetic storytelling, and slow-burn mystery, and stories where memory is magic, step into the Drift—but be warned: some lights were never meant to be carried.
✨ The debut novel by Yash Patil (Aghyar), The Lantern Keeper is a mysterious journey into the forgotten corners of the soul—that will stay with you long after the last flame fades.

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