Book One in the Jack Of All series. Sequel, The Lighthouse at the End of the World, Available now! The arrival of the squid was devastating. Humanity never recovered. Burke, a veteran of the squid invasion, is facing a new enemy: age. All he wants is to get through the remainder of his days without any trouble, but the world is unforgiving and peace is a distant memory. Arvin, Burke’s neighbour and friend, is losing himself. Once a powerful wizard, he has become a danger to those he cares about most. Charlie, a girl born after the squid invasion, knows only loss and fear. Her mother and best friend were killed, and every time the lights go out, she hopes she’s not next. But hope is as dead as her mother. The squid are evolving. Where light was once a death sentence, it now serves as a mere obstacle in their relentless pursuit of food and corpses.