Imagine if you were able to change history. By altering one tiny thing you could start a chain of catastrophic events . . . if you wanted to. Ethan is one of the Named, fated to stop this ever happening, although the forces of chaos have other ideas and Ethan is finding it more and more difficult to stay one step ahead. He is also a normal schoolboy, with a life which is rapidly becoming too confusing, and when Isabel arrives on the scene, it only make things worse: at first. This is history in the making - literally.
Van het ene op het andere moment wordt de gemeente Chester's Mill volledig van de buitenwereld afgesneden door een mysterieuze energiekoepel. Iedereen die op dat moment binnen was zit gevangen, iedereen die buiten was kan er niet meer in. Wie of wat in de weg zat, stond of lag wordt met chirurgische precisie doormidden gesneden. Zodra de machtigste en meest corrupte man in de stad beseft dat niemand hem nog kan tegenhouden, vormt hij een microtirannie waarbij Gestapopraktijken verbleken. Degenen die daartegen in verzet komen, proberen uit alle macht de koepel open te krijgen, en de strijd wordt des te prangender als duidelijk wordt dat de lucht in de koepel langzaam maar zeker op raakt.
Abbey of Ruac, rural A medieval script is discovered hidden behind an antique bookcase. Badly damaged, it is sent to Paris for restoration, and there literary historian Hugo Pineau begins to read the startling fourteenth-century text. Within its pages lies a fanciful tale of a painted cave and the secrets it contains - and a rudimentary map showing its position close to the abbey. Intrigued, Hugo enlists the help of archaeologist Luc Simard and the two men go exploring.When they discover a vast network of prehistoric caves, buried deep within the cliffs, they realise that they've stumbled across something extraordinary. And at the very core of the labyrinth lies the most astonishing chamber of all, just as the manuscript chronicled. Aware of the significance of their discovery, they set up camp with a team of experts, determined to bring their find to the world. But as they begin to unlock the ancient secrets the cavern holds, they find themselves at the centre of a dangerous game. One 'accidental' death leads to another.And it seems that someone will stop at nothing to protect the enigma of the tenth chamber ...
