In the Light state, there are children touched by the Light. Each of them has a unique magical Gift. Upon reaching adulthood, they face a fateful choice: refuse the Gift and gain freedom, or refuse it and become servants of the cult of the Light. Andrea is a Person. His Gift is not merely to hide behind another person’s face, but to become that person. On the day Andrea is entrusted with a mysterious mission, all the Light children get a chance to change the course of fate—both their own and the world around them. The first book in the cycle.