A Tear has split the sky. Magic has returned. And with it, a destiny that cannot be denied.

Sixteen-year-old Ronan of the Nature Village has always lived in the shadow of legends. The Testing looms—a ceremony that will decide his path among the five ancient schools of magic: Nature, Elemental, Healing, Illusion, or Chaos. Yet Ronan has shown no signs of power, no spark to mark him as anything more than ordinary. He is haunted by the fear of failing his people—and himself.

But when chaos descends upon the villages, Ronan's world shatters. A forgotten enemy stirs in the darkness, wielding twisted sorcery not seen since the Great War. The villages burn, wyverns scream across the skies, and whispers spread of a child foretold in prophecy—the one destined to unite the schools of magic.

With his closest friends at his side—Alia, the healer whose quiet strength hides her own untapped potential, and Jax, the elemental prodigy as brash as he is loyal—Ronan is thrust into a desperate journey. They are joined by Kieran, a hunter with secrets of his own, and guided by whispers of the Flow, the lifeblood of all magic. Together, they must cross cursed forests, confront illusions drawn from their deepest fears, and face mages who seek to unravel the world itself.

As the Tear widens and magic surges out of control, Ronan discovers something impossible: he can wield more than one school of magic. Nature answers him. Fire bends to his will. Illusions ripple at his command. Power once lost to history awakens in his hands—and with it, a dangerous truth.

For centuries, the Flow has waited for the Sky-Touched child. But legends rarely tell the whole story. Burdened by doubt and hunted by those who fear his power, Ronan must decide what kind of leader he will become... and what he is willing to sacrifice to protect those he loves.

The Awakening is the first book of The Sky-Child Saga—an epic tale of magic, friendship, and destiny, perfect for fans of The Inheritance Cycle, Shadow and Bone, and The Name of the Wind. Enter a world where magic is fractured, hope is fragile, and one boy holds the key to binding it all together—or breaking it forever.