Daniel Scratch’s world is in chaos: although he recently managed to heal the Veil that helps witchkind hide from their human neighbors, he had to watch helplessly as, after more than four millennia, the Fifth Axis—the power of Life and Beginnings—was finally forged.

And it’s creating fallout. Magic has become unstable, and even Daniel’s own Axis, the primal power of Death and Endings, seems to be off-kilter.

With barely a chance to catch a breath, let alone a much-needed nap, Daniel is on a race to discover what’s happening. Along the way, he’ll encounter ancient revelations about the true source of magic, the Exodus that brought humans and witchkind into the world to begin with, and the powerful, unexpected truth of the Origin.

This fast-paced, exciting finale to the first trilogy of witchkind brings the story to a gripping, revelatory conclusion—and points the way toward a bright, happy future for all of witchkind.