He only wanted to visit his father's dig. He never expected to vanish through an alien altar.

Mike's holiday turns surreal when his father goes missing--and a mysterious artifact flings Mike and his friend Alinea into a strange, desolate world. There, the only certainty is danger. Alien slave traders, telepathic creatures, and flickers of impossible memory stalk their path.

They're not just lost on another planet--they're out of time.

With Alinea's visions growing stronger and a fierce, scaled creature named Beeper joining their side, Mike must fight to survive... and uncover the link between his father's disappearance and the secret of the Altar of Shulaani.

Fast-paced, otherworldly, and deeply imaginative, this is the first book in a sci-fi trilogy where reality bends and courage is everything.