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Aether Bound 1: The Flame of Mangol
Two brothers venture deeper into the mysterious Grand City, one as its guardian, the other attacking its very foundation.
The Grand City, the only refuge from a savage world. Towering walls encircle its outer ring, keeping ravenous monsters out, while walls within keep its people segregated and in the dark. All look to the Citadel at the center of the city, its white spire, a beacon warning of the next monster attack.
The Outskirts is all Aiden has ever known. But when his older brother, Rook, wins his Ascendancy Trial, Aiden must make a choice. Accept an illicit Power Stone and follow his brother deeper into the Grand City or risk losing him forever. Yet even as monsters ravage the outer walls, the city itself may be the most dangerous place of all.
Follow Aiden, Rook, and Eefa on this dystopian LitRPG adventure where power comes at a price and the truth lies behind walls within walls.
The Grand City, the only refuge from a savage world. Towering walls encircle its outer ring, keeping ravenous monsters out, while walls within keep its people segregated and in the dark. All look to the Citadel at the center of the city, its white spire, a beacon warning of the next monster attack.
The Outskirts is all Aiden has ever known. But when his older brother, Rook, wins his Ascendancy Trial, Aiden must make a choice. Accept an illicit Power Stone and follow his brother deeper into the Grand City or risk losing him forever. Yet even as monsters ravage the outer walls, the city itself may be the most dangerous place of all.
Follow Aiden, Rook, and Eefa on this dystopian LitRPG adventure where power comes at a price and the truth lies behind walls within walls.
426 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 22, 2025
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May 18, 2026
Loved it
This book was a surprise the magic system is great (except the OP MC) and the writer gave us great reason why leveling isn't easy for the masses unlike 90% of the litrpg series where the MC get 10 levels in a day and the locals need 10 years somehow. I'm hoping for book two soon.
This book was a surprise the magic system is great (except the OP MC) and the writer gave us great reason why leveling isn't easy for the masses unlike 90% of the litrpg series where the MC get 10 levels in a day and the locals need 10 years somehow. I'm hoping for book two soon.
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April 8, 2026Note to self: didn't grab me.
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