This follows on from the epic cliff hanger at the end of The Six Sacred Stones and finds Jack West Jr continuing his global quest to set up and trigger the Machine in order to save the world from the apocalypse. In the process he has to battle not only ancient families, evil dictators and time itself but also his estranged father who is fighting to obtain the powers and gifts of the pillars and use them to rule the world (he is not a nice man). The story is once again brilliantly fast paced and leaves you utterly exhausted by the end but there are moments to take a breather as Jack and his friends separate and re-group, catching up with each other as they do. And best of all, there is no cliff hanger at the end of this one!