Mother of Learning

Zorian, a talented but resentful teenage mage, chafes under the shadow of his more favored brothers as he attends Cyoria’s prestigious magical academy. Driven and irritable, he cares little for anything beyond securing his own future—until time itself betrays him. On the eve of the summer festival, he dies, only to wake at the month’s beginning, trapped in an inexplicable loop with no escape. Forced to relive the same weeks again and again, Zorian must navigate hidden dangers and unravel the loop’s purpose before its creators—or its other victims—destroy him. Magic offers no easy answers, and even a time traveler can bleed. Repetition is the mother of learning, but survival is never guaranteed. Zorian must outwit enemies unseen and unmake a conspiracy that reaches far beyond his own fate.