Gemsong Saga: A Boy Named Zephyr - Gemsong Saga, #1

Raised as a noble in the elite society of Lutia, a young boy named Zephyr finds himself torn from the life he knew and forced to flee from his home. When he arrives on the docks of a soot-stained isle known as the Rubbards, a crystal smith named Arthur takes him in and offers him the opportunity to start a new life as his apprentice. As Zephyr begins to find his place in this harsh new world, a mysterious power emerges that threatens not only his own safety, but the very foundation of the noble dominion.
Zephyr finds himself joined by the most unlikely of allies, and together they are swept up in a journey to unravel the riddles of the past that could be the key to their freedom. As the Rubbards teeter on the edge of rebellion, can Zephyr and his allies find a way to save those most important to them? Or will their worst fears come true right before their eyes?