When the last human wakes with no memory in a world that believes his kind extinct, survival means mastering magic that shouldn't exist.

Riven has no past. Found as an infant in Pre-Fall ruins and raised by elves, he's lived his entire life as an outsider—the only human in a world where his kind vanished five centuries ago. But when Empire soldiers attack his village searching for him specifically, Riven discovers the truth: his prismatic crystal and impossible magic make him valuable. And the Empire will stop at nothing to claim him.

Forced into the ruins of humanity's lost civilization, Riven joins an unlikely party of outcasts: Vex, a dark elf exile fleeing her own deadly power; Jinx, a Grimkin tinkerer with a mechanical hand and talent for Pre-Fall technology; Nyla, a savage Faekin hunter with an innocent smile and thirst for vengeance; and Bastion, an ancient stone construct who shouldn't be able to think at all.

Together, they delve into humanity's abandoned facilities, uncovering fragments of a mystery five hundred years old. What were the humans really trying to achieve? Why did an entire civilization vanish overnight? And why does the Empire want Riven's crystal so desperately?

As dark elf hunters close in and ancient horrors awaken in the depths, Riven must master powers he barely understands. Because the Empire isn't just hunting him—they're trying to finish something humanity started long ago. Something that could reshape the world.

Or destroy what's left of it.

Perfect for fans of Primal Hunter, Defiance of the Fall, and He Who Fights with Monsters. Riven's Awakening is the first book in the Resonance series, featuring a unique magic system, meaningful progression, and mysteries that span centuries.