Jack Staples is an ordinary boy with an unordinary life. He is the fulfillment of a prophecy that was spoken thousands of years ago—he has been born without scales on his eyes. Unlike the rest of creation, he has seen the world as it really is for all of his life. When strange creatures led by an evil being called the Assassin attack his home town, Jack and a strange girl named Alexia, who has also not been born with scales, must run for their lives with Jack’s ancient school teacher and several other Awoken, people whose scales have fallen off. One of the two children are destined to betray the Awoken, and one is destined to bring down the Assassin in a struggle that will literally tear the world apart.

Mark Batterson and Joel Clark have spun a wonderful tale in the Jack Staples series. With tons of adventure, fabulous writing, and characters that each have their own individual struggles, the Jack Staples series is definitely a series that I would put on my favorites shelf.