The Malignants nearly destroyed humanity once. Only the Luminaries, warriors of light stood between civilization and extinction.
That war is over and now the Luminaries are fading. In the small town of Iridius, fifteen-year-old Abell Vespera is tired of being ordinary.
When a chance at the Luminary Academy appears, he'll do anything to escape his quiet life and follow in his legendary sister's footsteps. But with Malignant attacks growing stronger and dark secrets lurking in his family's past, Abell might discover that some shadows are too dangerous to outrun.
Even with a blade of pure light in his hands.