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. Dragon's Lair The Travelers chase a heretic named Etham to China and land in the lair of Yu the dragon. Etham's trail leads to the royal court of Zheng, the boy destined to become the First August Emperor of China. Kyl and Elok arrive from Egypt to help the Travelers, but one is killed and the other disappears. The same dire fate threatens Matterhorn and his friends. Only a daring deception, a harrowing escape and a quirky court jester give them any chance of survival!

Rylan the Renegade Queen Bea takes the Travelers deep into the Greenland icecap to find the one man who may be able to help save Earth-her uncle. Rylan the Renegade is the former Crown Prince who left First Realm before Bea was born, but he wants nothing to do with his past. The secrets of his Talis, his Travel Suit and his access to the Terminus Room hold the keys to the Traveler's survival-and the Earth's future!