It's been six months since Kate, Michael and Emma confronted the Dire Magnus, but the trail to their long-lost family remains cold.Then Michael and Emma find the man who was the last person to see them.He knows about a secret map of a distant, mysterious land - maybe this is the clue that will lead them to their parents... Meanwhile, Kate's connection to the Book of Time grows ever stronger, and when a dangerous trick traps her in the past, she must find new friends to help her return home.Once more the children must embark on a daring and perilous quest to find the second Book of Beginning and harness its power.But will it be enough to save them all?