Some secrets are written in ash and fire.

Kell Crawford lives alone with his mother, who has a bizarre fascination with light. When she is murdered by a mysterious stranger, Kell goes on the run to escape the murderer and find the father who abandoned him as a baby.

Chasing his mother's last cryptic message, Kell finds his way into an underground tomb, which transports him to a strange temple where skeletal priests worship the Light and think he is their Promised One. But something has gone wrong. Some other being has possessed a portion of his soul.

The priests fear and hate him, and a terrible darkness seeks to claim him -- all while an ominous power is growing inside him. Now, Kell must learn to harness that power before he loses everything -- even his soul.

This book is perfect for fans of Holly Black, The Cruel Prince; Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked; Cassandra Clare, Chain of Iron; Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children; Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time; Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking; and Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London.

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