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When a secret ritual exposes her forbidden ability to forge starlight, Thais is dragged into the deadly Trials of Ascension—a brutal competition she never wanted to enter. Armed with nothing but her wits and a dangerous new goal (killing a god, no big deal), she's paired with Xül, a necromancer prince whose arrogance matches her stubbornness and whose dark charm is definitely not helping her focus on survival. As they navigate deadly challenges and forbidden attraction, Thais discovers that the trials hide ancient secrets far more sinister than divine competition, and some powers demand a price that might be too high to pay. This is epic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers steam, high stakes, and the kind of magic that'll make your heart race.
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“When the Ascended came out, I did read it and it was a five star read, but because I had read Riftborn and Dustbound, it made this a six star read.”
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