Scispry

Magic is forbidden. The Church hunts it. And Layten Grayread has spent his entire life behind a warding circle meant to keep it away.

All he's ever wanted is to leave the saltmarsh and study at the House of Knowledge in Timik. To become a Scholar. To escape the screaming he hears from the warding circle—screaming no one else can hear.

But when an Anchor arrives to renew the ward, Layten watches his parents bleed into the ritual. He hears the screaming again. And he learns the truth:

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Magic is forbidden. The Church hunts it. And Layten Grayread has spent his entire life behind a warding circle meant to keep it away.

All he's ever wanted is to leave the saltmarsh and study at the House of Knowledge in Timik. To become a Scholar. To escape the screaming he hears from the warding circle—screaming no one else can hear.

But when an Anchor arrives to renew the ward, Layten watches his parents bleed into the ritual. He hears the screaming again. And he learns the truth:

Every memory of it has been erased. By the Anchor. For years.

Now Layten is leaving for the House of Knowledge—escorted by the very man who's been stealing his memories. The journey forces him to confront magical creatures the Church claims are pure evil, witness the Anchor's self-inflicted suffering to stay sane, and question everything he was taught about magic, power, and the world beyond the marsh.

When he finally arrives at the House, Layten finds friendship, sparring practice, and the first stirrings of something more with a red-haired apprentice named Delerie. But he also discovers something the Church never told him:

The House of Knowledge is larger on the inside than the outside. And it's hiding far more than books.

The Ascendant Path: Scholar — Book 1 of 5. All books available now in Kindle Unlimited.

Perfect for readers who love progression fantasy, forbidden magic, and heroes who question everything they were taught.
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