Far away, on a world shaped like an apple core, the upper lands of Petrichora are at war with the monsters lurking beneath them in the dark waters of the Nethertide. When a young girl named Beatrix stumbles upon a mysterious tome, she learns of 'the Consumption' - an impending, world-ending event that nothing will survive. Guided by the Book of the Bright she is tasked with building an army of strange and fantastical friends in order to take one last stand. But she isn't the only one to have found a book... Long ago, an ancient demon by the name of Darkage was sealed away inside a fallen star. When this seal is accidentally broken, he too sets out to build an army of his own, guided by the Book of the Dark. Can anyone stop the Consumption? Who will be the first to complete their book? What part will Beatrix and Darkage play in the ongoing war with the Nethertide? And who will become one of the destined Warriors of the Book? Find out in the first part of the Books of Bright & Dark saga.