Keystones

  

 

Humanity is forever changed by an event known as “The Sweep.” People wake to a new world. A new world where once-rare Keystones number in the millions. A new world where man is no longer at the top of the food chain. A new world with new rules.

Immediate beneficiaries of these new rules include Deklan, who wakes inside a drawer at the morgue, sees his own autopsy photos, and tries to hide the evidence; Jonny, who is capable of spraying an unknown liquid from his hands, thereby saving him from a careless mistake while he is on safari; and Sebastian, who instantly grows wings after being pushed off a building.

Cay and Calm were among the rare few who had superpowers even before The Sweep took place. Cay is a juvenile delinquent capable of unlocking any item. Calm, the most famous man alive, can negate all forces for seven meters around him. Together, in the far reaches of the solar system, they unlock an alien artifact, with catastrophic consequences. This massive event is The Sweep.

Back on Earth, Deklan tries to resume his normal life, but an epiphany about the ramifications of super-powered animals on civilization sends him to Boa Vista, Brazil, in a race against time.

In Brazil, as his life is repeatedly placed at risk, Deklan learns the true level of antipathy that his fellow Keystones can have toward others. With the knowledge that there is no going home, Deklan pushes onward, seeking help from new allies and trusting to luck and daring.

As the stakes are raised higher on Deklan’s journey, he finds himself paying the price, measured in pain, suffering and anguish. To succeed, he needs to dig deep within and embrace his unproven Keystone nature.