Before the legend, there was a boy who couldn’t sleep.

A SUPERHERO ORIGIN STORY BY IZACK MOHAMMED

Toronto never sleeps.

But some nights, it whispers things that nobody else can hear.

Papi is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy growing up in Toronto. He loves basketball, music, his family and his best friend Malik. He spends his nights listening to the city, fascinated by its sounds, movements and rhythms.

He doesn’t know that the things he notices about the world will eventually become the very things that change his destiny.

Then, at 2:17 a.m., everything changes.

A violent storm descends upon Toronto. The city loses its electricity. And something extraordinary appears in the sky.

A mysterious black object carrying an owl symbol descends through the darkness.

Papi has seen that symbol before.

What follows will take him beyond everything he understands about the world.

Something called the Astral is waiting.

And it has chosen him.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SUPERHERO STORY

THE NOCTURNAL is not simply a story about discovering extraordinary abilities.

It is a story about discovering what those abilities mean.

As Papi’s world expands, he encounters secrets buried beneath ordinary reality, unfamiliar forces, dangerous enemies and truths that challenge everything he believes about himself.

With Malik beside him, and unexpected mentors guiding his journey, Papi must learn that having power is not the same as knowing how to use it.

His greatest gift might not be what he can do.

It might be what he can hear.

INSIDE THE WORLD OF THE NOCTURNAL

THE CITY OF TORONTO

A living, breathing urban landscape where every street, sound and shadow has a story.

THE ASTRAL

A mysterious presence connected to an ancient and extraordinary universe.

THE OWL

A symbol that carries secrets far greater than Papi initially understands.

THE NOCTURNALS

A mystery that reaches beyond Earth and challenges everything Papi thought he knew.

THE CHOICE

Because becoming powerful is one thing. Deciding what to do with that power is another.

MORE THAN AN ORIGIN STORY

At its heart, THE NOCTURNAL explores friendship, family, identity, responsibility, sacrifice and the meaning of being human.

It asks an important question:

What happens when the universe chooses someone who never asked to be chosen?

And when that person finally discovers what he is capable of, will he become the hero the world needs, or something entirely different?

THE BEGINNING OF A LARGER UNIVERSE

THE NOCTURNAL — BOOK ONE is the beginning of a superhero universe.

The story introduces a world of mysterious technology, extraordinary abilities, hidden histories and forces that extend far beyond one city.

The first book concludes one important chapter while opening the door to something much larger.

The night has only just begun.

BOOK TITLE: THE NOCTURNAL — BOOK ONE

AUTHOR: IZACK MOHAMMED

GENRE: SUPERHERO FICTION · SCIENCE FICTION · MYTHIC FICTION · ACTION AND ADVENTURE

SERIES: THE NOCTURNAL

Toronto. The Night. The Astral.

Some heroes are born. Others are chosen. But every legend begins somewhere.