"'There s plenty, plenty more to this world than what we see with our eyes.' 12-year-old JV is learning just how much truth lies behind those words. He has discovered that he s one of a select few entrusted with preserving the balance between the world s natural and unnatural realms and is now more driven than ever to know who his birth parents are. But there s another mystery in the usually quiet village of Alcavere that he can t ignore. He and his friends, Carol and Riaz, have received a cryptic warning from a supernatural being who dwells in the Oscuros Forest, launching them into a high-stakes mission. Can they solve the riddle and protect a villager from the foretold doom before time runs out?"--