When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom he and his older sisterKady are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by theirparentson ... » 

When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom he and his older sisterKady are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by theirparentson the expedition from which they never returnedleads Jake and Kadyto a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of longlost civilizations aworld that may hold the key to their parents disappearance. But even as theyenter the gate to this extraordinary place savage grackyls soar across thesky diving to attack. Jakes new friends the pretty Mayan girl Marika and theRoman Pindor say the grackyls were created by an evil alchemistthe SkullKing. And as Jake struggles to find a way home it becomes obvious that whatthe Skull King wants most is Jake and Kadydead or alive. «