RIPLEY

Ripley Thomsen is the kind of genius the galaxy forgot to crown. Born without a Legacy into a society built on inherited souls, he lives as a scholarship kid amid elite bloodlines, armed only with his unmatched gift for physics and an unshakeable sense of being out of place. Equal parts brilliant and awkward, Ripley is a swimmer with a big heart and an even bigger brain—one that might just be capable of cracking the soul crisis at the heart of a collapsing civilization. But when he lays hands on a mysterious red leather journal and experiences impossibly cryptic visions, Ripley's life at the prestigious University is thrown into chaos. Caught between ancient secrets, a failing universe, and the allure of unexpected friendships, Ripley must decipher what it means to truly belong—not just to the world, but to himself.