Since the war that magic users lost, it's dangerous to have magic. It's not illegal, exactly, but folks are perfectly accustomed to seeing the corpses of warlocks lying in the gutter as they go about their day. Lux is a warlock who dares to survive everything thrown at him. Even through captivity, torment at the hands of a hunter who's taken a liking to messing with his head, and facing the chilling casual brutality of society around him, this warlock has to find a way not just to survive, but to live.