This is a completed novel that has been edited. The Keeper of Forbidden Records went from being one of the three most powerful people in the world to being charged with a capital offense. In a world where sentences are determined before trials are held, the Keeper knows death will come. Following death, a mysterious force makes the Keeper relive moments leading to becoming both an untouchable part of the state and one of those seeking to bring it all down. Being unable to altar a single event, the Keeper must relive those moments without so much as a tongue to speak with. The Trial is available on Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SW67XQG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bob+ryan+the+trial&qid=1610569421&sr=8-1

Ezekiel Joziah Hunt is the last Descendant of the Stars. As the bastard son of the King of Evimeria, he was shunned by his Grandfather Andreas when he was a small child and forced to rip off his supernatural powers. Seeking sanctuary, Ezekiel moves to a sleepy town as a student at Stonewall, an average all-boys boarding school. He has stayed hidden until the day during his vacations when a near-fatal accident reawakens his power in front of the royal court. His mystical abilities aren't the only revelation. An incomplete prophecy convinces Ezekiel that there is an impending threat within his universe. A celestial instability grows stronger each day, just as his powers do. Now, he must battle against a scheming grandfather who despises him, and the other nobles who crave to learn the secrets of his power and the prophecy without endangering their lives. But Ezekiel's biggest challenge is evading the bitterness and darkness inside him threatening to implode with a force as catastrophic as the stars.