Aetherforged Books in Order

Aetherforged, cowritten with Luke Chmilenko, brings Cooper into a higher-scale progression fantasy frame built around academy stakes, inherited power, and a world shaped by aetherstorms and shardcraft. The series starts with Callum Stross, a farmboy and distant relative of a legendary Demonslayer, which is exactly the kind of legacy that sounds useful right up until it starts demanding things from him.

Callum's turning point comes when disaster pushes him into a cursed manor and toward an Aethercore linked to that old bloodline. From there the story opens into a more structured fantasy climb, complete with bonded companions, formal advancement, and the kind of prestigious academy that is as dangerous socially as it is magically.

What stands out is the balance. The books have strong progression bones, but they are also interested in heritage, expectation, and the weight of carrying power that other people immediately want to claim or control. Callum is not just learning cool abilities. He is stepping into a role that could easily crush him.

If you like academy fantasy with LitRPG-adjacent structure, magical companions, and big-world stakes, Aetherforged is easy to recommend. It reads like a classic growth story with enough pressure and polish to keep things moving.