Beyond the edges of a solitary farm where a family lives in peace, the world has fallen into darkness. Fallon Swift has two loving parents, but her true father died long ago, in the massacre at New Hope. The distant city where her mother once dabbled casually in the Craft has been in ruins for years, reclaimed by nature, desolate since the Doom descended and billions grew sick and died. Now, as Fallon's thirteenth birthday looms, her inherited gifts - her identity as The One - can no longer be hidden. For two years, she must study and spar with her mentor. Mallick, and come to understand the forces of the light, But soon enough Fallon must face the darkness - for the sake of her family, and all those who have placed their hope and faith in The One.