Confluence Academy — series

Creatures & Beings

Tropes & Themes

How it starts

Nineteen-year-old Nessa Thorne expects death when she volunteers for the Empire's selection. Instead, she's thrust into Confluence Academy, where students harness elemental magic and bond powerful beasts—from wolves to ancient dragons—becoming the Empire's most lethal weapons. Nessa bears a silver spiral mark, indicating she's an unbound, a power so dangerous her kind were thought extinct. To survive, she must hide her true nature in a castle where students kill for advantage and failing to tether an elemental means death. Her greatest threat may be Raith Hollow, a powerful fire affinity whose secrets could topple kingdoms. As alliances are forged in blood and forbidden desires close in, Nessa must embrace her potential or watch everything she's fought for burn. For fans of Divergent and Fourth Wing.