<p>Owen Minter takes readers on a rollicking ride through a world of riddles, time travel, and magic. There are diverse heroes, evil creatures, wizards, and an enchanted house&nbsp;in this adventure series about friendship and the battle of good versus evil. Fans of the Fablehaven series and Harry Potter will love this book!</p><p>Twelve-year old Ethan Moseby and his ten-year old sister, Jynx, are dreading spending Christmas break with Socrates Maupin, an estranged uncle who is as peculiar as his temperamental mansion.</p><p>Little do they know he&rsquo;s actually the legendary wizard Merlin, living under an alias in present-day Deadmoor, Virginia.</p><p>There&#39;s no&nbsp;internet access and not a single TV in the house. And what is causing the&nbsp;creepy occurrences&nbsp;within the old house?&nbsp;Ethan and Jynx are ready to leave.</p><p>But when Ethan hears a strange voice after discovering a maze on his uncle&rsquo;s property, he knows he must stay to solve the voice&rsquo;s cryptic message:</p><p>'Seek the light to reveal the shrouded treasure. For the sake of the trust.'</p><p>With the help of Jynx, and a young local genius named&nbsp;Amos Sprunt, Ethan must crack riddles and ciphers to locate an enchanted painting leading to the shrouded treasure. A&nbsp;treasure hidden in the recesses of time.&nbsp;A treasure that&mdash;when reunited with three other concealed objects&mdash;could control the world&rsquo;s fate with unstoppable magic.</p><p>But the kids aren&rsquo;t alone on the hunt.</p><p>Along with their uncle, they battle blood-thirsty pirates of yore, and Morgause, a fairy witch with a riddle-loving goblin and a giant flame-spitting salamander on her side.</p><p>Can Ethan, Jynx, and Amos, find the wit, strength, and bravery they need to reach the treasure&mdash;before it falls into the wrong hands?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>