Crimson Ascension
novel
Destiny gave him pain. He made it power. Every miner in Aiden Greystone’s district knows the rules: don’t look at the runes, don’t ask why the overseers need coal they don’t burn, and don’t ever get caught doing either. He has gotten away with breaking both rules his entire life. Until they took his family. Until they almost killed him. With magic-wielding overseers hunting him down, Aiden must leave his district behind and infiltrate enemy territory. Armed only with a mysterious artifact and his rare rune sight, his only hope of rescuing his family lies in forging an uneasy alliance with an outlawed underground organization. But survival alone won't be enough. To break the system that stole everything from him, Aiden can't just run. He must master forbidden magic, unveil the secret of the runes, and become the strongest Wayfarer in history.