FROM THE BEST OF BOOKTOK AUTHORS OF RIFTBORNE AND DUSKBOUND. Enter deadly trials where only the ruthless survive and vengeance demands everything. ARE YOU READY TO brave the darkest corner of the Sundered Realms?

THE ASCENDED

Revenge demands the ultimate sacrifice. When twins Thais and Thatcher are thrust into the deadly Trials of Ascension, they'll navigate brutal competitions and forbidden desires, discovering some secrets are worth dying for—and others are worth killing for.

  • In a world where divine power bleeds into the mortal realm, Thais Morvaren has mastered the art of deception. To her seaside village, she's just a fisherman's daughter, serving oysters to summer tourists. In secret, she hides her ability to forge starlight—a power that would force her into the deadly Trials of Ascension.

    But when a priest's ritual exposes her powers, Thais is seized and conscripted into the trials against her will. Now trapped in a competition she never wanted to enter, she transforms her fear into purpose: to kill the King of the Gods.

    To take down one of the Aesymar, she must become one, even if it costs her everything.

    What she doesn't expect is her twin brother's powers suddenly manifesting, forcing him into the trials alongside her—leaving Thais to protect more than just herself.

    Worse still, the selection ceremony binds her to a mentor: Xül. A necromancer prince with blood-soaked hands, a sharp tongue, and dark secrets of his own. From the moment they meet, sparks fly. He's insufferably arrogant, she's stubborn to the bone, and neither has any intention of yielding to the other... or to the heat between them.

    Each trial survived brings her closer to godhood, but beneath the spectacle of competition, something ancient and malevolent stalks the shadows of the divine realm—a darkness that threatens to unravel the heavens themselves.

    The cost of godhood is rising.

    Because some stars aren't meant to be weapons.

    Some stars are meant to fall.

  • The Ascended is a fantasy narrative set in a world of divine beings, celestial power, and dangerous trials, where mortals with special abilities are forced to compete for godhood. It includes elements depicting graphic violence, execution, blood and bleeding, self-harm (blood rituals), death of loved ones (including parental death), animal death (in the form of hunting), grief, mild self-recrimination, imprisonment, torture, intense and graphic injuries, gore, life-threatening situations, sexual assault (off page, but discussed), forced sedation, suicidal ideation, self-sacrifice, betrayal, psychological manipulation, religious trauma, forced separation from family, political intrigue, power dynamics, sexually explicit scenes shown on the page, sub/dom dynamics, restraints, alcohol consumption, drug use, and graphic language. The story contains scenes of community rejection, public humiliation, and characters being hunted by authority figures. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please be aware.

  • Series: Aesymarean, Book 1
    Genres: Fantasy Romance, Romance
    Age Range: Adult, 18+
    ASIN: Coming soon
    ISBN: Coming soon

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