Josiah Turn knows little about his family's past and even less about the world outside his mountain home. After a supernatural event kills everyone he's ever known, Josiah's lack of knowledge becomes his greatest liability. His second greatest liability resides in the power he now has. Unprepared for the realities of post-Reconstruction America and unaware of the military's interest in him, Josiah faces hate, villainy, joy, and purpose in his life off the mountain. But when betrayal unravels the truth behind his past and power, Josiah is pulled into a global plot he can hardly imagine. Compelled home to Appalachia, Josiah must find the strength and purpose to defend the ancient source of his power without destroying everything and everyone else.