from legendary hollywood director chris columbus harry potter and the sorcerers stone and harry potter and the chamber of secrets and bestselling author ned vizzini its kind of a funny story comes this first book in an epic new fantasy seriesbrendan eleanor and cordelia walker once had everything two loving parents a beautiful house in san francisco and all the portable electronic devices they could want but everything changed when dr walker lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident now in dire straits the family must relocate to an old victorian house that used to be the home of occult novelist denver kristoffa house that feels simultaneously creepy and too good to be trueby the time the walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them theyre banished to a primeval forest way off the grid their parents gone their friends a world away and they arent alone bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas and a powerhungry queen rules the land to survive the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possibleand fight against their darkest impulses the key may lie in their own connection to the secret kristoff legacy but as they unravel that legacy theyll discover its not just their family thats in danger its the entire world