Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels, to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.

The battle between the knights of good King Eliam and the armies of Paragor the Betrayer for control of the Kingdom of Alleble enters its final phase, and while it looks as though Paragor will triumph, Eliam's allies cling to belief in the ancient prophecy that three witnesses will arrive with the power to seize the victory.

Polly's stay with her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious strangers and finds herself traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation.