{"product_id":"9780983894926","title":"Return to Now, Book 2","description":"Jack, Tija'l, and Orange continue their quest for the portal that will transport them to the Now. But guardians galore await. The servants of Obsidia'nar, the korvidae, have amassed an army of enslaved crows, and they guard the entrance with maniacal zeal. It is only through craftiness, desperation, and a bit of accidental ancestral magic that our trio of our adventurers is able to open the portal and escape into the Now.\u003cbr\u003eBut traps and temptations await in the space between worlds. And even if they make it to the Now, they don't know where they will emerge or how they will confront an enemy whose growing power seems insurmountable.\u003cbr\u003eThe answer may lie in a magical gift from a decidedly strange stranger with dark secrets and a connection to the ancient prophecy.\u003cp\u003eBook 2: The Amphibian Portal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewherein in chronicled:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack and his companions' treacherous journey to the portal and its relentless guardians;\u003cbr\u003ethe temptation of the Dance at the Center of the World;\u003cbr\u003ethe revelation of Obsidia'nar's mistress, the air elemental Xethecix;\u003cbr\u003ethe boys' emergence in the Now and their growing friendship; \u003cbr\u003etheir encounter with Sal and his recounting of the legend of the infant prince;\u003cbr\u003eJack's experience with the fire dragon and his solving of the puzzle;\u003cbr\u003ethe birth of the third generation of the terrifying quetzals;\u003cbr\u003eJack's struggle with the orb of empathy;\u003cbr\u003eand his initial connection with Nuala, warrior of the manta clan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Non-Ordinary World Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50085851660528,"sku":"9780983894926","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983894926","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}