Six years ago, everything Maximus loved turned to ash. He's spent every day since training to make sure it never happens again.
Saved from the demonic onslaught by a legendary Novablade warrior, Max, his sister Mia, and his best friend Blake were brought to Summora, a stark mountain fortress and elite academy of the Royal Dawn.
In a world where light is power, paid for with years of life, every student is measured by the strength of their Radiance. Max has spent years watching his friends rise beyond him while he remains trapped at the lowest rank, his illumancy failing to ignite.
But the blade that chooses him is unlike any other: Infinity, obsidian-black, unnaturally hungry, and demanding more with every strike, threatening to consume him from within.
As a royal prince arrives with hidden motives and the Nerademons draw closer, the gilded halls of the capital, Lumirion, begin to reveal darker cracks beneath their splendour.
The dawn is coming. Whether it saves everything he loves or burns it all again depends on what Max is willing to sacrifice to stop the darkness.
Dawnhart: From Crimson Ashes is the first book in an epic YA dark fantasy saga of found family, magical progression, coming of age, and slow-burn romance.
