First published 2025
Twelve-year-old Nina Harrow arrives at Belavere City's Artisan School alongside Patrick Colson, both pulled from mining towns to test their magical abilities. Nina dreams of escape through elemental magic while Patrick wants to return to his Craftsman family in the idium mines. When they discover that Artisans aren't born with power but deliberately selected, the revelation splits them apart. Years later, Nina has become an elite earth charmer who withdrew from conflict after losing her found family. Patrick leads a Craftsman rebellion against the city's oppression. When his rebel group captures Nina, Patrick asks for her help on a mission that could topple Belavere's power structure. Nina agrees despite the tension between them, but her former lover appears with a counter-offer that would require betraying Patrick to protect the Artisans. Nina must choose between two sides of a violent class war, knowing her decision will reshape their world and determine whether love can survive the conflicts that drove them apart.
Genres: science-fiction, fantasy, alchemy, young-adult
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Belavere City, Artisan School
Period: Years Later
480 pages · Hardcover · S&S/Saga Press
Content warnings: violence