Synopsis

Longagoagreatcalamitystrucktheearth,destroyingmuchofitandmergingwhatremainedwithpiecesofotherworlds.WiththeseworldscameAether,anewformofenergythatcanallowonetotranscendtheboundsofnormalmortalityandhumanlimitations.Inaworldwherehumansabsorbtheessenceofaetherbeaststogainpower,AidenHawkejoinstheclassofhumansknownasarcanists,peoplewhodefeataetherbeastsandabsorbtheiressenceintocorestheyforgewithinthemselves,andwhoinfusethemselveswiththeaetherthatpermeatestheworldaroundthemtoincreasethepoweroftheirbodyandmind.However,unlikemost,Aidenwillfindthatheholdsauniquegiftandthathisjourneyasanarcanistwillnotbesosimple.