Some fairy tales don't have a happy ending... Adventure is something Elin Bristol has only read about in books. But when Elin sees the Children - a mysterious group of local teenagers - disappear into the woods each night at midnight, her curiosity wins out. However, Elin gets more than she bargained for when she follows the Children into a whole new world. Formed from ancient magic, Nandolia fights to survive under the rule of a ruthless king whose greed threatens Nandolia's very existence. Elin is pulled into a world that simultaneously fascinates and terrifies her as she helps the Children attempt to overthrow the king and rescue their parents from certain death. As danger threatens her new friends and her family back on Earth, Elin realizes her life is linked to the Nandolian world in ways she could never have imagined... ...and that she might be the key to saving both Earth and Nandolia from destruction.