Our teenage hero is in a coma. But his condition doesn't stop David from living life to the fullest. That's because he's a LUMIN, trained to use his mind to communicate electronically and to generate a working body out of hard light. His new body functions like his comatose human one--only better. David can shape-shift and fly. He has extraordinary hearing and eyesight. He can light up the dark. And his sense of right and wrong--well, if you need a hero, this sixteen-year old is your guy.
Unfortunately, every hero attracts a villain.
Sigwald Royle is hunting the LUMINs that escaped from his lab, but not because he wants them to thrive. He has darker plans for the LUMINs. Can David avoid capture and remain hidden in the small town of Firefall, Texas? If they learn the truth about his unique body, will his new friends at Firefall High School accept him as one of their own, or will they out him as a freak? Worst of all, if Sigwald captures David, will he shut off his light forever?
In The Brightening, book one of The LUMIN Project, David Griffen intends to learn what being a teenager is all about...but only if he can survive.
