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. Tunguska Event Matterhorn and his friends travel to Siberia to try and prevent the largest natural disaster in history?and fail! The Tunguska Event destroys thousands of miles of forest and hurtles Matterhorn and Nate into the distant past. They must walk to the nearest portal more than 2,000 miles away. With the help of Nifer the fairy and Ebenezer the camel, they brave the unforgiving wilderness with its horrific heat and murderous Mongols. The Book of Stories The thrilling conclusion of the battle for Earth's future takes place in 1983 at Fermilab, location of the most powerful machine in the world. The heretics are set to become the unchallenged rulers of the planet, and only the Travelers stand in their way. Who wins, and how we know the story, is tied to the most important revelation of all?the identity of the Tenth Talis!