Everyone has secrets… What if you didn’t know your own? One young man with latent supernatural abilities plus one street gang hell-bent on recruiting him equals…IA: Initiate. The most important thing in the world to thirteen-year-old orphan “Naz” Andersen is keeping his little sister safe from the streets of a Chicago/Detroit-like urban ghetto known as the Exclave.

Naz tries to stay out of the way at his foster parents' home, but he walks in his sleep. He is unable to keep the fact that he hears voices from his therapist. He attempts to go unnoticed at school and in the streets of the Exclave but attracts the attention of friends and bullies alike. Naz is ordinary, or so he thinks.

He harbors a secret of which he is unaware. A seemingly random act of gang violence propels Naz on a path that leads to discoveries about his supernatural abilities, abilities that will ultimately decide whether he lives or dies. Now he must navigate his turbulent surroundings and face the full force of the world around him. The only way he can survive is to discover the supernatural world within.

Supernatural abilities are revealed. A sacrifice is made. A hero is born. Naz Andersen’s life is quickly becoming complicated. After losing his best friend to suspicious circumstances, he turns his attention to ruthless gang leader Roffio Styles and the Incubus Apostles for answers. But to get answers, he must summon the world within once more.

With his sister Meri’s help, he begins to understand his strange experiences are actually telekinesis and telepathy at play—gifts from his forgotten father. When Naz gets too close to the truth and tragedy strikes again, he must unleash his newfound abilities to wield his own unique brand of justice. Will his appetite to avenge his friend’s murder lead to his destruction or his destiny?

The hardest battle isn’t fought with fists, but with the heart… Naz has found refuge at International Academy, but he cannot find the peace or answers he seeks. All he knows calls to him from the streets of the Exclave where friends and mentors resurface. How can they help him when he’s lost everything?

But when Naz meets D, his entire world changes. Her uncanny ability to get right into his head helps him see things in a new perspective. And he begins to rebuild his life—until D goes missing. It’s going to take more than Naz’s supernatural abilities this time. Can he rescue D in time, or will he lose everything he loves again?