Nyroc has exiled himself from the wicked Pure Ones. He flies alone, feared and despised by those who know him as Kluddâs son, hunted by those whose despotism he has rejected, and haunted by ghostly creatures conjured by Nyra to lure him back to the Pure Ones. He yearns for a place he only half believes inâthe great treeâand an uncle who might be a true father to himâthe near-mythic Soren. Yet he cannot approach the tree while the rumor of evil still clings to him. To prove his worth, Nyroc will fly to Beyond the Beyond to seek the legendary Relic as a talisman of his own.
Kathryn Lasky is a New York Times bestselling author of many childrenâs and young adult books, which include her Tangled in Time series; her bestselling series Guardians of GaâHoole, which was made into the Warner Bros. movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaâHoole; and her picture book Sugaring Time, awarded a Newbery Honor. She has twice won the National Jewish Book Award, for her novel The Night Journey and her picture book Marven of the Great North Woods. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband. www.kathrynlasky.com
Pamela Garelick was born in England. She acted in fringe theater there before coming to the United States, where she has worked as a voice-over artist in television and radio and as an audiobook narrator. Now living and working in Greece, she records, translates, and edits voice-overs from all over the world as well as narrating audiobooks in a small studio in her Mediterranean garden. She also paints silk clothing, bakes for the local cafÊs, and teaches newcomers the Greek language.