Sixteen-year-old Will Burgess, incarcerated in a rehabilitation center, must confront the monstrous Children of the Dark and the sadistic forces that seek to control him. Separated from his loved ones and fearing a terrifying change within himself, Will is targeted by bullies and a cruel doctor. His only hope lies in the whispered accounts of winged creatures with glowing red eyes—the Night Flyers—which he himself has witnessed. As the monstrous Children plot their revenge from underground, Will and his allies must unite to battle both human and supernatural threats, knowing that the evil they face is relentless and driven by an insatiable hunger.

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