The Blood of Forgotten Suns oleh Adrian Rivers

Veridian is a world cloaked in perpetual twilight, its sun a malevolent force that scorches the land.  Beneath the blighted surface, however, flows the Crimson Tide – luminous rivers of divine ichor, the lifeblood of imprisoned gods, whispering promises of power and forbidden knowledge.

Lysander Thorne, a disgraced nobleman branded with a scarlet mark – a physical manifestation of the divine blood he dared to manipulate – seeks redemption for a desperate act that shattered his family’s honor. Haunted by his mother's dying breaths, he delves into the mysteries of the Crimson Tide, hoping to cleanse the stain on his name.

Across Veridian, in the hidden laboratories of the Obsidian City, Elara, a brilliant alchemist scarred by her own reckless experiments, sees the Crimson Tide as the key to conquering death itself. Driven by the agonizing loss of her sister to the sun's unforgiving glare, she pursues immortality with a chilling obsession.

Their paths collide amidst the ruins of an ancient temple, drawn together by the seductive whispers of the Crimson Tide.  An uneasy alliance forms, a fragile bond tested by their conflicting desires and the growing shadows that surround them.  For they are not alone in seeking the gods' power.

Deep within Veridian's underworld, they uncover a truth more terrifying than they could have imagined: the gods weren't forgotten, but imprisoned by the Weavers of Silence, beings of pure shadow who fear the gods’ chaotic nature. Now, sensing the renewed interest in the Crimson Tide, the Weavers stir, their silent wrath a gathering storm.

Hunted by the Crimson Guard, zealous protectors of the rivers, and betrayed by Lysander's ambitious cousin, Valerius, they descend into a labyrinth of forgotten civilizations and ancient secrets.  Elara's experiments grow increasingly reckless, threatening to unravel the delicate balance between the mortal and divine realms, while Lysander confronts the possibility that true redemption lies not in reclaiming his family’s honor, but in embracing the power that flows within him.

At the heart of Veridian, where the Crimson Tide pulsates with the essence of forgotten gods, they face a final, desperate choice.  Will they unleash the imprisoned gods and plunge Veridian into chaos, or sacrifice their own power to preserve a fragile peace? In a world shrouded in twilight, one spark of defiance can ignite a revolution, and the blood of forgotten suns can either heal or destroy.