Aether: The Seven Crowns

When the stars fell, the world awakened. A century after the first Resonance, humanity has learned to live with Aether—a living energy that powers cities, weapons, and even souls. Seven nations known as the Crowns rule the world through its light, bound by a fragile alliance upheld by the enigmatic Archive of Order. Connor, a quiet orphan gifted with a rare form of Aether, joins the Archive alongside his younger brother Deog. But when the Archive’s heart begins to whisper his name, Connor realizes that something ancient still stirs beneath its perfect walls. Meanwhile, Sarah Avelon, a cold genius from one of the Crowns, seeks to unlock Aether’s deepest truth—a truth powerful enough to reshape civilization or destroy it. As the shadows of the New Dawn rise and long-buried secrets resurface, Connor is forced to question whether humanity ever controlled Aether… or if Aether has always controlled them. Power listens—and it has begun to speak.