Resonance: Volume One - Awakening

By J. Robert Clark

Fire. Water. Earth. Wind. Nature. For five centuries, these Five Resonances have defined humanity. Seventeen-year-old Riker Vance belongs to none of them.

Riker has spent four years hiding a dangerous, impossible power, an ability that breaks the fundamental laws. Bound by a strict promise to keep it a secret, his only goal is to graduate, stay under the radar, and live a completely ordinary life. With his best friend by his side and graduation finally within reach, that quiet future feels within his grasp.

Until one choice shatters everything.

When an unexpected crisis forces Riker to choose between protecting his secret or saving a life, he blows his cover. The display triggers the attention of powerful, dangerous factions far beyond his small town. Suddenly, a teenager who just wanted to blend in is thrust into the center of a global mystery. What is his power? Why does it defy the system everyone else obeys? And what happens when the world realizes the history books are wrong?

To find the truth, Riker must make it to Oracle University, the legendary, hyper-competitive institution where the world's elite learn to weaponize their gifts. But before he can even step through the gates, he'll have to survive the brutal trials and prove he belongs in a world that has absolutely no place for someone like him.

Humanity has spent five hundred years believing there are only five Resonances.

Riker Vance is about to prove them all wrong.

Perfect for fans of Iron Prince and Arcane Ascension, Awakening is the explosive first book in a massive, character-driven science-fantasy saga filled with high-stakes battles, deep world-building, and progression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDH95DWS
• ISBN13: 9798190804577
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"