The Knife I Carry: A Lightwalkers Novel

by Jacquelyn Holmes

Before Cunigast held the most stripes for breacher kills in all the land, he was just a boy from Iron Camp...

Cunigast is an outcast. All Lightwalkers make light, but he makes the least of all, barely enough to stay alive. Determined to be the best at everything else, he fights against his peers, his family, and his fate to earn his place amongst the Iron Camp runners.

Follow Cunigast from childhood to tragic adulthood. Meet the man before he becomes the level-headed leader in Lightwalkers. Find out the story behind the knife that he carries, and what that knife cost him.

This is a prequel novel to Lightwalkers, also available now.

349 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2026

About the author

I'm the author of the "Native Legends" series and the "Lightwalker" series. I'm also the writer for the book review blog, "Weird Old Books." I'm an indie published writer. I'm also a homeschooling mom of 2, a former social worker and a current terrible baker. Please ignore the smoke detector beeping in the background.

Reviews

[Megan Grant]

There are so many little Easter eggs in this prequel novel! I was gasping and loving all of them.

This is a prequel to Lightwalkers, but I would read Lightwalkers first, as it just had so much emotional impact reading this one second.

These novels are so well thought out. I got to the end and again was like, wait that's it?!

I can't wait for the next Lightwalkers novel.