Dr. JJ Bookman is an exobiologist, on his way to Tallahassee to plan future research, but everything is down. No electricity or cell service. He finds a hotel that takes cash, and he waits for the gas stations to get power. He sees the Humvee enter the hotel lot and stop behind a car. The Sergeant, in full battle gear and grenades, checks the first tag. With a shake of his head, the Private pulls to the next car, the next, and then JJ's.JJ rolls up his window.The Marine Ser...

Another new town, but Toby isn't sharing a bed with his brother or bed bugs.Someone left Mom for dead. Dad is talking about castles and monsters. A stupid bird keeps attacking Toby.And which of his new friends is trying to kill him?Light and dark, is the sun,Friend and foe, seem as one,Appearance is not what it seems.Destroy the thing that can't be destroyed,Some things are only in dreams.

Bobby started having accidents. Mom said stop drinking so much, but he can't.A story of illness, betrayal, and bigotry, Bobby and his family survive through unlikely friendships and unexpected family.

The Barrier failing, the Prime is in pieces, and Toby's people are about to become spider food.Beside the cairn,Beneath the wake,Darkness first,The path you make

Kidnappers inside Dúnbarnaugh and an army from the North both demanded the Stygian amulet, whatever that is, assuming it's not a myth.Black and white,Both wrong and right,Divided for causing pain.A pair of hearts, find the spark,Together, avoid the stain.

A teenager is dead, murdered in an alley across the street from Sgt. Murdock's house.Criminals robbed a house across from Doc's house.The evidence is overwhelming: Doc murdered the boy and Toby robbed Doc's neighbor, except they didn't.

How do you stop a serial killer when doors and locks are obsolete?The monster lives among us,This is not the end.The pother took so manyThe mead in cannot bendWith Five, it will be neatWith Six, and it will rend.

Who should Toby believe?His eyes and ears, or his parents and doctor?Then someone stuck a slip of paper to the kitchen wall and did a lousy job painting over it. He peels away some paint, finds his name and,Memories lost, and prizes found.A favored seat, our secret ground.Western start, eastern found.The Number 12, indeed, profound.Why is that his handwriting?

Teacher and all the books are clear: never move the Visio. The lucky ones died quickly.So where is it?

Dargan does not know what happened, but he's officially dead.Western soldiers appear outside the castle, saying, "This is a warning. We can appear anywhere, anytime. You will leave us alone."Toby does not know who they are but gets a clue."Is í ding di féin a scoileann an dair."A wedge of itself that splits the oak.

It was just a cold, and then people died by the dozens every day.Revenge is not his goal,Seems a friend,'til loyalties end.And he will take a toll.

The Constable for Beauly resigned suddenly. The Beauly Town Council asked Dúnbarnaugh for help, so as a diplomatic gesture, they send the Messenger and Keeper of the Realm.Toby goes to meet the fine people of Beauly, who upon seeing the Prime amulet, point guns at Toby's face.Apparently, the Messenger of the Realm eats babies.