High school senior Evan Snowden loves his eccentric grandfather more than anything. Grandpa Kent is an adventurer, a man who seeks to answer history's greatest mysteries. To Evan he's a man of wonderful stories. It's these stories that have enthralled and captivated Evan for years. But a vicious attack on his grandfather plunges Evan and his best friend, Charlie, into a world of intrigue, danger, and unimaginable discovery. A world that Evan has only known in the voice of his grandfather. Until now . . .