Book of time, the

Threatened by the Dominar and his minions in the Citadel who want to control the Becoming, the clans fled through a portal to another land, another time to begin their lives over, but not all of them made it through in time?.Separated from his sister Ree and their clans at the age of three, Hal has grown up in the ruins of Holdfast with only his grandmother, Marlis, to keep the old traditions alive. For ten great cycles the two have waited for the return of the Great Solstice when the portal between this land and the one that is home to their clans will open, and they can be reunited once more. When Hal and his sister finally meet, Ree must learn the shocking truth about their parents who have been locked in an endless sleep for the past decade.Hall is faced with further challenges when he realizes that many of the clan members believe that his grandfather betrayed them all to the Dominar,; a man who will stop at nothing to achieve immortality. Brother and sister also begin to question whether they were right to rescue the injured stranger from Holdfast and bring her through the portal as she may be a spy for the Dominar and a threat to their lives.As Ree and Hal help each other come to terms with their growing knowledge of the Becoming and their past, they are determined to venture into the Dreaming in search of a man only before heard of in nursery rhymes. Does he really exist, and can he possibly hold the key to their parents awakening? While in the Dreaming, Hal and Ree not only find the answers to these questions, they also have a startling revelation about their own powers and their destiny to save the Becoming.As the pieces begin to fit together, a bigger picture about the history of the clans begins to emerge, one that they could never have imagined. If revealed, this secret could tear the clans apart forever and leave the Becoming itself in jeopardy.Forced to act quickly, Hal?s grandmother reveals the existence of a wise clan elder who holds the key to their past and future. The key is the Book of Time; an ancient text telling a story of the clans that some have forgotten and others have chosen to ignore.Hal and Ree have one more journey before they can finally try to awaken their parents but on the way they stumble through another portal which takes them to the Citadel itself. But will they be able to return?As brother and sister help each other come to terms with their new knowledge, this strengthens their determination to venture into the Dreaming in search of a man only before heard of in nursery songs. Does he really exist, and will he hold the key to their parents awakening? While in the Dreaming, Hal and Ree not only find some answers to their parent?s predicament, but also have a startling revelation about their own powers and their destiny to save the Becoming.