Who-or what-is Jack Bainbridge?Jack Bainbridge thinks he's just an ordinary college student, studying to be a teacher. But if that's true, why have the Reaper of Strife and his warriors come to capture him? Rescued by a Holy Knight, Jack flees for his life, and takes refuge in Greywall, a city of outcasts devoted to the study of forbidden magics. In Greywall, the Guardians attempt to discover the secret of Jack's strange powers, which were triggered by the Reaper's attack. And what about Griffin, the Paladin who rescued him? Why does Jack find him so fascinating?Griffin Salazar has never met anyone as open-hearted as Jack, but his only prior experience with love ended in betrayal, so he knows those feelings aren't to be trusted. Can Griffin overcome the pain of his past enough to let Jack in? Is that even what either of them wants?Together, Jack, Griffin, and their allies must learn the truth about exactly who and what Jack is before the Reapers close in on everyone Jack has ever loved. The secret, when uncovered, will shake the world, and upend everything any of them thought possible.Blade of Shadows, Wings of Light is the epic beginning to a new Urban Fantasy series, The Ascension Apocalypse.