The Fifth Veil
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Destiny isn't chosen. It's revealed.
In the Magic bathed Realm of Rakkarroth, your life doesn't truly begin until The Sundering-a sacred ceremony that determines whether you're Veilborne, blessed with magic from the Five Veils, or simply human.
Laelith Emberson never dreamed of greatness. She trained to survive, not to stand in the spotlight. But when her name is called at the ceremony at Aethelgard University, something ancient and volatile stirs within her. Whispers haunt her steps. Shadows curl around her touch. And the sacred Crystal of Revealing reacts in a way no one has ever seen.
As students awaken to powers of Destruction, Healing, and Conjuration, Laelith finds herself caught between chaos and insanity. Feared by some, watched by others, and hunted by forces long believed dead and gone. For in the heart of the Veils, something has awakened-a forgotten truth, a power unveiled, and a fate that could shatter the balance of the realm itself.
Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, The Magicians, and Divergent, The Fifth Veil is the explosive beginning of a dark fantasy series where identity, magic, and fate collide.
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