The System Rises

Book One of The Ascension Framework Series

By: Lucent Steele

Narrated by: Taylor Monroe

What if humanity’s next stage of evolution wasn’t discovered…But engineered?

Elliot Voss spent decades pursuing a singular vision.

Until he found a way to rewrite the rules of life itself.

In secret, the billionaire futurist cured disease.Then he cured aging.Then… he vanished.

Now, without warning to anyone but a chosen few, the world is preparing to change.

The System will overlay the entire planet, bringing real stats, real levels, and three paths to evolution: Combat Class, Profession, and Race. But this isn’t a game. No do-overs. No respawns. And no one—not even the elite—is exempt.

As a handpicked team enters the first Tutorial shard, they must race to prepare Earth for its eventual induction into The System.

But Voss didn’t just want humanity to become stronger. He wanted it to become wiser. More compassionate. Worthy of the gifts to come.

In the end,

No one will remain unchanged.

For fans of: progression fantasy, LitRPG, character-driven sci-fi, expansive worldbuilding, and stories that explore not just what we can become… but what we should.

©2025 Lucent Steele (P)2026 Lucent Steele

Great book!

I loved this book, listened to the whole thing in 1 day! Had me hooked. Looking forward to listening to the next one!

Wasn’t expecting much.

Happily surprised, I want to listen to the next book in the series. This seems well fleshed out and I can’t wait to see where it goes.

Excellent real world intrigue mixed w RPG action.

Really fun listen, well read (by a single person using great voices & accents), laughed out loud many times. Characters are all very interesting and engaging, something for everyone. Gets into D&D style RPG characteristics, mixed with real-world drama & strategizing, and looking forward to book #2!

Interesting read

The story spends time to give the reader a good idea of the characters and their roles. The build up leads to an exciting conclusion. The narrator is smooth and keeps the pace going so there’s no lag. His voices are very good.

Amazing storytelling!

I loved this book. It was excellent storytelling and fantastic world building. The narrator was excellent. I usually get the kindle and audio version of books I’m reading so that I can listen in the car and read at other times. I found myself waiting and only listening to this book. I can’t wait for the next one.