MacHale, D. J

When Tucker's hometown of Pemberwick Island, Maine, is invaded by government forces and cut off from the rest of the world, it is up to him to solve the deadly mystery that threatens the inhabitants.

"Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. Each one lived for years--some even for decades-- before learning of their true destiny. What was life like for Bobby Pendragon's fellow Travelers before they joined him in the fight to save every time and place that has ever existed? What led to their becoming the guardians of Halla? The answers are here!"--p.[4] of cover.

When the seemingly normal fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is swept into an alternate dimension, he finds himself hailed as a savior in a place called Denduron, a territory in the throes of revolution against a magical tyrant.

When Pendragon finds himself in the war-stricken territory of Cloral, he and his uncle take it upon themselves to rid the area of marauders and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival.

Bobby Pendragon must choose whether to endanger himself and the other residents of Halla in order to save the residents of Eelong who are infected with a mysterious plague.

"A final showdown is in order between best friends Marshall and Cooper and the terrifying villain Damon, who's more determined than ever to break down the walls between the worlds of the living and the dead. Marshall is forced to make a brave and shocking choice when the battle is on the line, and he and Cooper might be rewarded with help from someone quite unexpected"--Provided by publisher.

Each of the Travelers returns home to learn the truth about their origins before being reunited for a final, inevitable confrontation with Saint Dane, whose efforts to control Halla are destroying its very foundations.