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Voidheart
The aether stone grants power to the worthy. For Roran, it gave nothing—except the ability to take it away.
At the Shardfall Ceremony, every youth in the Casernak Basin receives a celestial gift—fire, storm, stone, or frost. Roran Los should’ve joined them, earning a place among the protectors of his homeland.
But when he touches the aether stone, it goes dark.
Branded a voidheart—a rare and feared anomaly capable of suppressing the powers of others—Roran is isolated from his peers and forbidden from training. No one can teach him. No one trusts him. And even he doesn’t know what he’s becoming.
When a deadly force stirs in the ancient ruins beyond the basin, Roran must master the void threatening to consume him… or risk losing everything.
Voidheart is the first book in an exciting new progression fantasy series, perfect for fans of Cradle, Iron Prince, and Academy of Magic. Expect a weak-to-strong hero, a unique suppression-based magic system, ancient mysteries, and creatures born from starlight and shadow.
At the Shardfall Ceremony, every youth in the Casernak Basin receives a celestial gift—fire, storm, stone, or frost. Roran Los should’ve joined them, earning a place among the protectors of his homeland.
But when he touches the aether stone, it goes dark.
Branded a voidheart—a rare and feared anomaly capable of suppressing the powers of others—Roran is isolated from his peers and forbidden from training. No one can teach him. No one trusts him. And even he doesn’t know what he’s becoming.
When a deadly force stirs in the ancient ruins beyond the basin, Roran must master the void threatening to consume him… or risk losing everything.
Voidheart is the first book in an exciting new progression fantasy series, perfect for fans of Cradle, Iron Prince, and Academy of Magic. Expect a weak-to-strong hero, a unique suppression-based magic system, ancient mysteries, and creatures born from starlight and shadow.
- GenresFantasy
292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 14, 2025
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May 13, 2025
A bit of a slow start and perhaps not meant for my age group as this felt more like it was for teenagers than adults, but it was a good fantasy to read nonetheless. Roran is a believable character, and the world building was interesting. I'm intrigued to see where Roran goes and how he manages to be a Voidheart. Good writing and a good start to a series. 4.5 ⭐
April 28, 2025
Amazing read
This is an a!axing high fantasy read. Pulled !e in from the first chapter. Unique magic system, great word build introduction to the characters. Can't wait to start book 2.
This is an a!axing high fantasy read. Pulled !e in from the first chapter. Unique magic system, great word build introduction to the characters. Can't wait to start book 2.
July 30, 2025
First, I want to point out that I discovered this book via RobinReads.com. It is a website that allows you to download the first book of a series for free. In this case, it was a great thing; I might not have given this series a chance otherwise if not for the free copy of the book. That being said, I can assure you I will read the rest of this series and look for other books by the same Author. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This book is about people who live in a basin of a mountain, unaware of the greater world beyond the Mountain pass. In this universe, people can find and make use of Celestural shards, which we might call metors, to gain abilities that we might call magic. This book introduces us to a character who gains an ability that his people are unfamiliar with and fear. This is a coming-of-age story that is chock-full of adventure and action.
I will point out that this Author employs the tactic of repeating himself over and over again, albeit using different words each time, to drive any point home. It works for him, it does keep the reader from getting lost in the story... but at times it does seem to make the book drag along. I have to wonder if the Author was concerned about word count? NO matter, the book is very well written, held my interest, and has me begging for more!
This book is about people who live in a basin of a mountain, unaware of the greater world beyond the Mountain pass. In this universe, people can find and make use of Celestural shards, which we might call metors, to gain abilities that we might call magic. This book introduces us to a character who gains an ability that his people are unfamiliar with and fear. This is a coming-of-age story that is chock-full of adventure and action.
I will point out that this Author employs the tactic of repeating himself over and over again, albeit using different words each time, to drive any point home. It works for him, it does keep the reader from getting lost in the story... but at times it does seem to make the book drag along. I have to wonder if the Author was concerned about word count? NO matter, the book is very well written, held my interest, and has me begging for more!
September 5, 2025
This one is a little difficult to rate.
I unfortunately just read To Flail Against infinity by JP Valentine before this one and it truly just feels like a better version of this so I'm not sure if that's impacting my judgement.
I will continue with this series because the general plot is pretty interesting but I struggled with the dialogue a lot. When these characters are speaking to each other it feels ... lifeless? Like, it almost feels like when two characters are speaking to each other, the goal is to give the reader information. It doesn't feel like two people are having a conversation.
This was rampant at the beginning and has eased up over time with new characters being introduced. Perhaps a case could be made that the child POV was in play but regardless, it was rough.
I unfortunately just read To Flail Against infinity by JP Valentine before this one and it truly just feels like a better version of this so I'm not sure if that's impacting my judgement.
I will continue with this series because the general plot is pretty interesting but I struggled with the dialogue a lot. When these characters are speaking to each other it feels ... lifeless? Like, it almost feels like when two characters are speaking to each other, the goal is to give the reader information. It doesn't feel like two people are having a conversation.
This was rampant at the beginning and has eased up over time with new characters being introduced. Perhaps a case could be made that the child POV was in play but regardless, it was rough.
November 16, 2025
Magic abilities 101
I enjoyed this first book in this series for its interesting world 5 the introduction to a wider, more complex magic system. It started a little slow, but anything repetitious about it was certainly to make a point about Roran's precarious state among his people and both bonds him to them as well as sever his connection to his home. He becomes an outsider overnight, but Voidheart gives him room to realize the change before thrusting him into a new world with terrible and wonderful possibilities. I'd recommend this book to teens and older who like science fiction combined with progressive magic systems where the magic wielder has the potential to grow more powerful.
I enjoyed this first book in this series for its interesting world 5 the introduction to a wider, more complex magic system. It started a little slow, but anything repetitious about it was certainly to make a point about Roran's precarious state among his people and both bonds him to them as well as sever his connection to his home. He becomes an outsider overnight, but Voidheart gives him room to realize the change before thrusting him into a new world with terrible and wonderful possibilities. I'd recommend this book to teens and older who like science fiction combined with progressive magic systems where the magic wielder has the potential to grow more powerful.
May 11, 2025
3.75 🌟 it's not quite a 4 for me. Loved the storyline but the writing was difficult to get passed. Too much repetitiveness. The writing did get better the 2nd half of the book but the first half seemed elementary and juvenile (but so was the the MMC-perhaps it was intentional). As the MMC progressed, so did the writing. The story has potential, unique magic system- I'm excited for book 2. Perhaps the series as a whole will get a better rating but for now, book 1 was okay but it was only the tip of the iceberg. It left me wanting more and wanting to see how Roran's character and plight develops.
July 27, 2025
One Star...
I hate to give anything one star, but I can't honestly give this anything more. The premise is interesting enough, but the way it is presented doesn't work.
There is virtually no world building, there is no real sense of how much time passes between scenes or chapters, the main character repeats the same thoughts and actions over and over again, and any details you learn are given through poorly executed info dumps. The characters are lifeless and all feel the same, and the dialogue is awkward at best. I do not understand how this has been published, it feels like a first draft. It is in desperate need of editing.
I hate to give anything one star, but I can't honestly give this anything more. The premise is interesting enough, but the way it is presented doesn't work.
There is virtually no world building, there is no real sense of how much time passes between scenes or chapters, the main character repeats the same thoughts and actions over and over again, and any details you learn are given through poorly executed info dumps. The characters are lifeless and all feel the same, and the dialogue is awkward at best. I do not understand how this has been published, it feels like a first draft. It is in desperate need of editing.
March 2, 2025
Intriguing!!
DK Holmberg’s Voidheart is an awesome introduction to the Celestial Path. Roran arrives at the Celestial Path Ceremony and gets his chance to finally drink the celestial serum which gives him a very unique celestial gift. In Voidheart we witness a young man coming of age and learning that the world is a lot bigger than he was taught. I thoroughly enjoyed this introduction to the Celestial Path series and highly recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi and to anyone who appreciates world building Pure fantasy!!!
DK Holmberg’s Voidheart is an awesome introduction to the Celestial Path. Roran arrives at the Celestial Path Ceremony and gets his chance to finally drink the celestial serum which gives him a very unique celestial gift. In Voidheart we witness a young man coming of age and learning that the world is a lot bigger than he was taught. I thoroughly enjoyed this introduction to the Celestial Path series and highly recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi and to anyone who appreciates world building Pure fantasy!!!
June 14, 2025
I did read the whole thing
But the storyline did not flow well, and the discovery and follow through were not done well, disjointed, and felt expanded for pages. The MC was played as an idiot due to the way it was written. This author does better on other books, but this one has issues.
But the storyline did not flow well, and the discovery and follow through were not done well, disjointed, and felt expanded for pages. The MC was played as an idiot due to the way it was written. This author does better on other books, but this one has issues.
February 4, 2025
DNF.
I was at 20% and still waiting for something to happen.
P.S.
I was wondering why there are so many 5 stars ratings... If you check, you will see that most of them are from people with 0 reviews - not good look.
I was at 20% and still waiting for something to happen.
P.S.
I was wondering why there are so many 5 stars ratings... If you check, you will see that most of them are from people with 0 reviews - not good look.
February 5, 2025
Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
February 20, 2025
Found it very difficult to read until halfway through then it started to get interesting
May 14, 2025
A thoroughly enjoyable read
May 17, 2025
so good
Really good read, kept me interested all the way through, lovable characters and I can’t wait to find out more
Really good read, kept me interested all the way through, lovable characters and I can’t wait to find out more
June 19, 2025
Choppy, awkward storytelling. Uninteresting and flat characters. No real consequences or tension in the action.
June 20, 2025
A lot of exposition happens via flashbacks with Roran's sister. Some is explained to Roran as he asks questions. The first half is very slow, lots of recycled conflict between Roran and his mother.
July 19, 2025
interesting Story
Something new is rare in this genre. This is different. Sometimes the introspection goes on long but the story is very good.
Something new is rare in this genre. This is different. Sometimes the introspection goes on long but the story is very good.
November 11, 2025
Very good read
I enjoyed reading the book very much and I recommend that book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading the book very much and I recommend that book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
November 28, 2025
Amazing Story
An unusual story line. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it.
So good, that I want to read the next episode!
An unusual story line. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it.
So good, that I want to read the next episode!
June 9, 2025
boy comes into his special powers that are unlike everyone else's in the village. outsider/outcast mentality. felt very familiar. i didnt realize i had so many of DK's books on my backlog - will not be adding any more so this series ends here for me.
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