Michael Settler, a humble native of Denton Kentucky, is at an ending: Fired, downcast, and staring down a long descent into a miserable 40s, he can think of nothing but the rapidly approaching end of not just youth, but also the end of middle age. That all changes when he discovers his soul, and the powers he's yet to awaken or even acknowledge, holds weight that could decide the fate of not just our world, but every world that shares our cosmos-- And beyond. As the world he thought he knew is revealed to be only the tip of the iceberg, and as he becomes embroiled in a war between forces he can't possibly comprehend, he and his new allies- Ed, an ageless wizard from Birmingham, England who serves a power beyond imagining, and Leah Toro, a fire-headed cat burglar from California who's on the last of her nine lives- Must band together to present the only thing that can truly banish wickedness: Raw, human perseverance.