Following its sold-out releases in 2005 and 2008, Ascend returns to stores. The leather bound hardback release of Ascend: Special Edition features 200 pages of stunning artwork in a post-apocalyptic Heaven, where Angels battle over “harvested souls” in the Purgatory Wars. Sebastian, plagued by nightmares of a battle in Heaven, awakens to find himself drafted into the brutal “Purgatory Wars” — where an eternal battle for human souls has destroyed both Heaven and Hell. Reunited with his long lost brother Gideon, Sebastian learns that Angels have begun to “harvest” human souls to reinforce their legions in the war. Gideon plans to lead a revolution to regain their family's power, but their ill-fated rebellion casts them to Earth as fallen angels. Realizing he holds the key to ending the war, Sebastian must face his brother, before Gideon destroys the cycle of life on Earth. Set in a time of post-apocalyptic heaven, Ascend is the dark and seductive story of an innocent hero pulled into a magical world. Akin to the visual styling of the “The Matrix”, “Underworld”, “300” and “Gladiator,” Ascend is the tragic love story of a young couple, Sebastian and Rebeka, caught in a struggle between brothers, and an epic battle between Heaven and Hell. The 9" x13" art book includes original story and research notes, full leather cover, silver foiled embossing, vellum lead sheet, and slip cover case.