After her father is lost at sea, ten-year-old Emil moves to a deserted mansion with her mother and grandfather. While playing in empty rooms, a mouse leads Emil through a secret door to a parallel world of magical creatures. Now able to speak in Talon, the mouse asks Emil to help save the Prince. An epic fantasy in the thousand-year-old tradition of Beowulf: Part 1: In a parallel world, Emil saves a Prince. Part 2: Emil is caught by a wizard in Talon. Part 3: A dolphin returns a stolen sword to the Prince. Part 4: The Wolf Queen stops an invasion of Port Heron. Part 5: Emil fights the wizard's army to reunite her family.