At the elite Purist Military Academy, young Cal Vanor trains relentlessly, driven by duty and destiny. With his closest friend Buck Tedory by his side, Cal navigates a rigid world defined by discipline, honor, and tradition. Yet when a brush with death awakens visions he can’t explain, Cal begins to uncover truths that challenge everything he’s been taught and believed.

Haunted by experiences both vivid and unsettlingly real, Cal realizes his world is not as simple—or as safe—as it seems. As an ancient darkness stirs, he must confront his doubts and fears, along with the extraordinary power he never knew he possessed. Bound by friendship and tested by fate, Cal and Buck must embrace courage, forge unlikely alliances, and reveal secrets that could alter their lives—and their world—forever.

Blending action, intrigue, and rich world-building, The Light Within is a gripping coming-of-age tale about friendship, discovery, and the luminous power hidden in us all.