The world is a cruel and unforgiving place... even to the mistakes of a child.

Ryker Valorian was blessed with great promise. Being the first 9th Circle Talent of his family, his induction ceremony raised great fanfare. What no one could have predicted was that he would make a mistake as a three year old that would ruin the rest of his life.

18 years later, and still strapped with his loving mother's beauty mirror as his first contracted beast, Ryker Valorian finds himself betrayed by family, stranded from home on a far off and distance world, and still unable to tap into that endless talent he was once promised.

Soon, however, his time would come.

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This is a story with a particularly twisted main character, both by circumstance and due to aspects of his talent that have become chains of their own.

If you like complex worlds, power systems, and feel like there aren't enough beast taming novels out there, give SBE a shot.