In this second book in the series, following The Eyes of the Jaguar God, we find our three teenagers wrestling with time itself, in a bid to acquire the three pieces of jewellery before the mysterious Baboso gets his hands on them. However, the price is higher than any of them dare consider.
Finding themselves caught up in one of history's greatest mysteries, Bakky, Arthur and the fiery Dominica team up again, but this time they are very much on their own. Can they survive the greatest mass movement of people that history has seen and still achieve their goals? There are many who are keen to see them fail. To see that they never return back to their home.....the future.
Using the most current archaeological evidence we have, an ancient civilisation is recreated. But despite its fame and wealth, these are troubled times and the empire is splitting apart. These are not good times for people from foreign lands to be caught. Our heroes have to deal with insurrection, disease, murder and deprivation, that all push them to the edge. And beyond....