When heretics murder the king of First Realm, a mirror world of Earth, his daughter, Queen Bea, recruits twelve-year-old Matthew Horn and others to find the Ten Talis. The heretics need these sacred objects for their scheme to take over the world by rewriting its history.The Sword and the Flute Matthew Horn is summoned to First Realm by the Sword of Truth. His trip through a portal instantly matures him to adulthood. He will need his new muscles to stay alive when he goes with veteran Traveler, Aaron the Baron, to medieval Ireland where they come up against kidnappers, bounty hunters, wraiths and the shadowy Bonehand. The only thing more exciting than the quest is what it leads to next!

Talis Hunters Matterhorn and the Baron travel 10,000 years into the past to Mount St. Helens in search of the Band of Justice. They meet up with Princess Jewel, a Native American girl who animals, and Nate the Great, an Aboriginal tracker with the ability to disappear. The way to the secret city of the Sasquatch where the Band is guarded is a fight for survival amidst raging rivers, towering waterfalls and deadly volcanoes!