When an earthquake shakes California, Alys, Janie, Charles and Claudia suspect it isnât just a typical earthquake. A year and a half after their journey into the Wildworld, they believe that the Passage between their world, the Stillworld, and that parallel universe of legend and danger may no longer be stable.
With their parents overseas and the great sorceress Morgana Shee traveling north to find the epicenter of the quake, the siblings are left on their own. But peril lurks around every corner. A magical attack sends the Hodges-Bradley kidsâ on a journey that will test all of their skills, including Janieâs sorcery and Claudiaâs ability to communicate with animals.
Morganaâs archrival, Thia Pendriel, is waiting. With Heart of Valor, the Forgotten Gem she has stolen, Thiaâs power is almost limitlessâand she is ready to spring her trap.