Tarot

Finn Harris is a brilliant retired engineer still mourning the death of his wife Rachael — a loss tied to the company he helped build. With little left to live for, his daughter pushes him into Awaken Online, a new virtual reality game developed by his former employer. Inside, Finn discovers a school for mages where students duel to the death and faculty maim novices without hesitation. Guided — and manipulated — by a fire deity, Finn must learn to fight, reclaim his purpose, and find a path to redemption before his time runs out.

Finn Harris has been declared the Mage Guild's champion — but that was only the beginning. The next stage of the Emir's competition sends Finn and his companions deep into the desert in search of a long-lost relic hidden within the Abyss. This time, gods and men alike are arrayed against him. Racing rival champions, caught in the conflict between the Emir and those he has wronged, and at the mercy of a manipulative fire goddess, Finn must battle through the Abyss — with Rachael's life hanging in the balance.

Finn and his companions barely escaped their encounter with Bilel — but not without a cost. Finn lost his left arm, and magical corruption now plagues his body. Despite those handicaps, he must keep pressing forward if he is to bring Rachael back. The guilds and Khamsin have formed a fragile alliance, but before they can lay siege to Lahab, Finn must find a way to counter the god relic Bilel now wields. The trail leads deep into an ancient workshop — and toward a final confrontation with a demon king and his armies.