Rise of the Machinist
In a world where power is inherited and talent is currency, Talun Zimba is an outcast, scorned for his apparent lack of magic. For three years, he's endured the taunts....
In a world where power is inherited and talent is currency, Talun Zimba is an outcast, scorned for his apparent lack of magic. For three years, he's endured the taunts at Kingsmere Academy, haunted by the mysterious death of his father and the family secrets that vanished with him. But when a gaunt stranger with an unsettling gaze appears, watching him with an intensity that promises more than it threatens, Talun's quiet, talentless existence shatters. He's about to discover that the world he knows is built on lies, and the power he craves might be far more dangerous than he ever imagined. What ancient, apocalyptic force stirs beneath his skin, waiting to be unleashed?