Teenage twins Lynx and Laurel Raven are on a mission. Afterbeing told by their grandmother that a family heirloom is missing, the twins head to their uncle's house on the Gulf of Finland fora two-week stay, hoping to fi nd the valuable stone tablet thattheir uncle supposedly snatched from her house. But when theircousin's eccentric tutor gives Laurel a strange book to read andtheir aunt reveals that their ancestors were shamans, their searchtakes on a new sense of urgency.The twins locate the tablet in their uncle's offi ce and manageto solve an ancient Finnish puzzle--which activates dormanttechnology and transports Laurel to Nodyynia, a world at war. Asshe struggles to survive, Lynx sets off to fi nd her with the help ofa Guardian shaman who is convinced Lynx is destined to destroythe Dark Shaman poised to awaken from a lengthy sleep stasisand seek revenge.In this spellbinding fantasy, as the Guardians prepare for aninvasion, a portal begins to open; it is up to Lynx to do whateverit takes to fi nd his sister and stop an evil shaman before hedestroys the universe.