When Meredith Vanthe earns her place at Nexora Academy, she only hopes to survive the trials.
But during her first challenge, she creates a new
kind of rune-one no mage in history has ever recorded.
Now the academy watches her.
The nobles fear her.
And something ancient has begun to wake because of her.
Meredith finds friends who become family:
Finn, the quiet scholar with forbidden theories.
Melody, all music and sunlight.
Lyssa, strong enough to break mountains.
Flora, whose magic grows life itself.
Ash, made of shadows he fears.
And Lyra... brilliant, distant, and hiding a secret that calls to Meredith like music.