First published 2019
Neaco has spent his entire life trapped in a city with no future. Night after night, nightmares about a monster that might once have been his sister wake him in cold sweats. His mundane existence shatters when the Daemon, a terrorist organization, attacks and brings Tower forces crashing down on him. The chaos forces Neaco to flee everything he knows. He finds himself at Teologica Academy, where he must question every truth he believed about his guardian and his own bloodline. The academy reveals a hidden society of magi, people both gifted and cursed with dangerous powers. These individuals face hatred and fear from the world that would rather pretend they don't exist. Neaco discovers he belongs to this despised group, forcing him to choose between the safety of ignorance and the perilous beauty of his true nature.
Genres: science-fiction, coming-of-age, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Tower, Teologica Academy
Period: 21st-century
366 pages · Paperback · Independently Published
Content warnings: violence