A B.R.A.G Medallion Honoree and Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Winner Elves, magic, stolen gemstones, a quest to restore the balance between good and evil, and who is the mysterious Keeper? When Aidan and Maggie find a fairy cross while rock hunting with their grandfather, it's just an oddity. When they discover an elf imprisoned in the stone and free him, Dark Elves attack the siblings and their grandparents, forcing them to flee to Celahir, magical home of the Elves. The family, with the help of their Elven friends, embarks on a dangerous adventure to find the first of the four stolen gems, the Carnelian. Without restoration of the stones, the balance between good and evil is slipping toward evil - in both Celahir and the human world.