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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Ascension: Before Stars
Some spirals lead inward. Others reshape the world.
Highspire Academy trains only the brightest minds-but not all magic is taught in the classroom. When fourteen-year-old Helena discovers a glyph she never shared, copied in the handwriting of a boy she's never met, a quiet mystery begins to unfold.
Their shared secret leads to something far more tragic: a recursive spiral hidden beneath the school, looping not only by spellwork, but through memory and time itself.
As seasons turn and friendships deepen, Helena and Aurelian find themselves at the heart of a mythical invention-one that could change the foundations of knowledge. Or trap them forever.
Told across three deeply personal stories, Ascension: Before Stars is a richly woven, lyrical fantasy about invention, intimacy, and the magic of remembering who we are-even after we forget.
For thoughtful readers who love soft magic, speculative fantasy, and stories that echo long after the final page.
Book I - Lyrical Fantasy
Visit https: //jmarkavian.com - for digital editions and more
Published by mkv25.net/books
Ages 15+, YA, Lyrical Fantasy
Copyright (c) 2025 J. Markavian
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Ascension: Before Stars
Some spirals lead inward. Others reshape the world.
Highspire Academy trains only the brightest minds-but not all magic is taught in the classroom. When fourteen-year-old Helena discovers a glyph she never shared, copied in the handwriting of a boy she's never met, a quiet mystery begins to unfold.
Their shared secret leads to something far more tragic: a recursive spiral hidden beneath the school, looping not only by spellwork, but through memory and time itself.
As seasons turn and friendships deepen, Helena and Aurelian find themselves at the heart of a mythical invention-one that could change the foundations of knowledge. Or trap them forever.
Told across three deeply personal stories, Ascension: Before Stars is a richly woven, lyrical fantasy about invention, intimacy, and the magic of remembering who we are-even after we forget.
For thoughtful readers who love soft magic, speculative fantasy, and stories that echo long after the final page.
Book I - Lyrical Fantasy
Visit https: //jmarkavian.com - for digital editions and more
Published by mkv25.net/books
Ages 15+, YA, Lyrical Fantasy
Copyright (c) 2025 J. Markavian