Cori lives in a secluded valley next to the ocean. Her only companion is a ghost. She's old enough now and the time has come to leave. Beyond the protecting cliffs are dangers and alien wonders beyond her imagination. And there are others. She starts to uncover who she is, how she came to be here, and who her ghost is. Escaping the island they reach a place of legend, and from there, crossing a celestial bridge, she comes face to face with their ancient enemy. A Beginning Between is the fifth novel from the author of Within Fallen Light, Openland and Behind Two Voices, the sequel to Candlesight - the second instalment of the Bound Islands Trilogy.