I don’t know what I expected from the start of this graphic novel series but I can easily say it blew my mind.  It was a high fantasy world that was dealing in many of the same things in our current earth world.  Lack of water, hot weather, climate change: check.  Class or racial divides: checks.  Overreaching of law enforcement, etc: check.  What kids are currently seeing and reading in the news is happening in this book and so well explained that it’s not confusing or daunting.   What these books are is adventure and a quest to right the wrongs.  In this case it’s igniting special beacons, but if you can look beyond the fantasy, you will see it’s a call to be the change, to try and never give up.  To expect and explore strang new things, and to never think things are evil or bad, without inspecting first.  These are a great story and I can not wait to continue the series.  However, I don’t want to be amiss and forget to mention the illustration.  It’s amazing.  It has a soft digital fell that wraps you like a warm blanket, at the same time being fierce and strong to handle the adventure.