Awakening - Book One of the High Queen Trilogy (Paperback)

The rise of the High Queen was first prophesized by the Navean Paerex over four hundred years ago, causing him to be exiled to Tiluse. Now, those distantly foretold events are finally coming to pass.

In the tradition of all young Tilusians who are compatible with the Sol, Shayn Kayle has started his training at the Sol Academy in Vetran. While preparing for a competition, Shayn and a group of friends inadvertently discover an enhancing agent for the Sol, giving them an advantage. Their use of the agent is only the beginning, though; the results of the competition will change the lives of Shayn and his friends forever.

Layla Burn has been ill ever since she reached womanhood, and it seems that nothing can alleviate her symptoms. As a last resort, her father sends her to Agien to see her estranged uncle. During her stay in Agien, her illness is mysteriously cured, and powers she never knew she possessed are awakened.

Now Shayn and Layla's paths cross as they barely escape a plot of treachery by their own government. Unable to return to the capital city Vetran, Shayn and his friends escort Layla back to their hometown of Lexhir, where unexpected dangers await them