Forest Holmes just turned seventeen years old. He wears black leather and loves his motorcycle. He doesn't believe in the crystals and amulets his mother wastes her money on, nor in stories of demons and djinn. But the arrival of strangers in the small town of Chopin's Leap changes that, because Forrest Holmes has a heritage to claim. If he doesn't it could lead, not just to the town's destruction, but to the destruction of EVERYTHING.With the introduction of Forrest Holmes, Karen L. Abrahamson once again creates a world just slightly turned sideways from the world we all know. Emberstone delivers an action-packed thrill ride of a fantasy set in the mundane world of small town Washington. With its take-no-prisoners hero, its mystery, and the fantastic world Forrest discovers clinging so closely to our own, readers are going to want to know more about the adventures of Forrest Holmes.