Ashborn: The Last Ascender
"What if the path to becoming a hero starts with becoming the villain?"
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Humanity survives in cities suspended above a ruined Earth—skybound sanctuaries held aloft by dwindling resources harvested from the toxic, Hollowspawn-infested surface below. Only the Awakened—elite heroes blessed with magic—dare descend to keep civilization alive. But behind the glory and sacrifice lies a far more sinister truth.
Kael Veyne was never meant to be a hero. Powerless, orphaned, and forgotten, he clings to a childish dream: to become the greatest Hero in history and prove his worth to a world that chewed him up and moved on. But when a mission goes fatally wrong, Kael is betrayed by the very system he swore to serve—and left to die on the ash-choked surface.
But death doesn’t come.
Instead, Kael awakens something ancient: a cruel power that grants him strength not through talent… but through death itself. Every kill fuels his evolution. Every victory deepens his hunger.
As he carves his way through the forgotten terrors of the old world, Kael uncovers the rot beneath the surface—and above it. The war he once believed in is a lie. And the monsters below may not be the true enemy after all.
Even though this series has just begun, I am already hooked. The background information on the characters is so thought-provoking and the writing is so descriptive. I feel myself trying to predict where the storyline is heading as it is already so interesting. I am excitedly awaiting the next updates from this author!
So for I have i only read the start of the book I like the how there is very interesting story development and also the world development was pretty good.