Aeons once ruled the world. Now, their empire lies in ruin, and the survivors hide on the fringes of society. Nahlia is a librarian's apprentice who's obsessed with Aeon lore, scavenging for hints of their legendary power. But others are searching too, including the Templars who seek to hunt down the Aeon survivors. When the Templars attack her family, Nahlia is forced to infiltrate a secret academy and rise beyond everything she's ever known. https://davidmusk.com/books/aeonica-the-lost-redeemer

In the corner on a dirty pavement, deep in Cairo's slums, loitered Ali and his baby brother. Broke, and broken. People walked on, wrapped up in their endeavours and nobody cared for the them, no one noticed. Well, no one except Mai. "You gave me everything," said Ali ten years later, "but then you crushed my heart." "I'm sorry, vanboy," she said. "it was collateral damage." {Cover image found on: volkswagenfreunde-wels.tumblr.com}