Ethan Ford was just a 20-year-old orphan from Earth—until death pulled him into a world of swords, sorcery, and empires. Reborn as Rowan Vexlaar, son of a ducal house in the mighty Empire of Vareth, he should have lived a life of privilege. His father was the duke’s second son, his mother a Nirathali princess, married into Vareth as part of a peace accord forged by the Crownlands to unite rival nations. But peace is fragile. When a vast mana stone mine was discovered on the Vareth–Nirathal border, war reignited—and Rowan’s family became expendable.
Branded magically worthless after a flawed awakening test, Rowan was discarded by his own blood. At just ten, he watched helplessly as his sick mother was imprisoned, used to blackmail her homeland, and left to die forgotten in a cell. The world buried his name, ignored his pain, and denied his worth.
But Rowan will not remain broken. He seeks not only vengeance, but power. he will rise, conquer, and claim the Crown of Magic.