What if the gift of magic marked you as damned? Ian is a young juggler apprenticed to his uncle, until he develops powers that brand him Accursed. Hunted by the immortal Heralds, he is taken underground by other Accursed with the ability to manipulate the forces of shadow, motion, cold and even gravity itself. Forced to live like a thief, Ian learns to harness his blasphemous power, waiting for the chance to strike back at his oppressors. And, perhaps, to expose their thousand year old lie.