A secret power. The revival of magic. An ancient evil stirs.

Twenty-year-old university dropout Cassie Rogan offers returned to her small British Columbia home. Tortured by an accident that wiped out her parents, she drifts, declining life at every switch. When an impossibly localized lightning storm hits the surrounding forest, Cassie discovers her supernatural aspect.

After centuries of atrophy, the forces of magic are flowing back to the world, and Cassie can wield arcane powers. Her life seems destined to turn around, until the downside of magic brings everything to a screeching halt. Horrifying mythical beasts now prowl the northern wilderness-including the Basilisk-an tremendous eight-legged lizard that may turn its victim to rock. Recruited by a secretive company, Cassie must quickly get better at her powers to protect mankind. As she grows her skills, a dark power secretly watches through the shadows. The Fae Seelie (a.k.a. the Dark Elves)-humanity’s historic enemy-have returned to stay the score.

Contains mature themes.