After a sudden and senseless death, Lian awakens in a world governed by power... literal, magical power. In Orbis, those born with Gifts are revered as heroes, while the powerless scrape by in their shadow. Lian has none. Or so it seems.

Struggling to survive at the bottom of a lopsided society, Lian joins forces with other misfits left behind by the heroic elite. But as whispers of war grow louder and the line between hero and villain begins to blur, Lian must confront a question more dangerous than any monster: what kind of world deserves to survive?