Traces the chaos the ensured in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s that led to the creation of a new Mexican constitution in 1917.
Chronologically arranged primary and secondary source articles help profile major political, social, and cultural events which occurred during the nineteenth century.
Jason and Rachel's adventures and friendships have made Lyrian more of a home to them than they could have imagined, so now, armed with the prophecy of a dying oracle, they are ready to become Lyrian's heroes whatever the cost to themselves.
Jason, having returned home, finds a way to cross back over into Lyrian to tell his friends the information he learned from Maldor, and he and Rachel uncover the roles they have to play in the fight against the evil emperor while trying to convince a much needed ally to join the war.
Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel and a few rebels to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.
In alternating chapters, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia tell how their privileged lives as the daughters of the tsar in early twentieth-century Russia are transformed by world war and revolution.
When revolutionaries seize control of a country in Central America where sixteen-year-old Will is serving at a mission, he and the other volunteers find themselves in a desperate race to escape the violence and return home.
