When Tanner Everglade is about to turn fifteen he begins to have strange visions of an old man speaking of strange things. Tanner doesn't know it, but he's fixing to be thrown into a world of pain, loss, and death. A world where friends and family can be ripped away at a moments notice. Will Tanner survive the onslaught of people with strange powers trying to kill him and his friends? O will he master his own strange powers, and protect those he loves? Find out in this exciting story of a young boy who would do anything to protect the lives of his friends, even if it means sacraficing his own.