Reidon Ward will become a god — he just doesn't know it yet.
Born weak, sickly, and small, afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents, Reidon has fought for every minor advantage life has allowed him. When the most powerful artificial intelligence in human history takes an interest in him, things begin to change. Granted a CAD — a Combat Assistance Device — with awful specs but infinite potential, Reidon finds himself at the bottom of his class at the Galens Institute, one of the top military academies in the Collective.
Alongside his best friend Viviana Arada, Reidon must climb the school rankings and push into the combat tournament circuits that have become humanity's greatest entertainment. So begins the rise of a god. So begins the ascent of the Stormweaver.