In 1921, fourteen-year-old Edward gets caught up in a conflict between the Guardians of Woodbine--the place of the dead--and the Groundlings, the Jackal's agents of corruption on Earth, and sets out on an important quest using his newly-sprouted wings.
Ben Delaney spends his life believing that he will one day sprout wings and fly; and much to the dismay of his brother, Ian, Ben continues to jump from heights that increase with his age.