The land of Lyonnesse has been concealed from our eyes since ancient times in a bubble of time. Life is simpler. Problems of ethnicity, race, religion, greed and politics have all but been eliminated. But their near utopic existence is shattered when a murder is committed. So when a stranger stumbles accidentally into Lyonnesse, he is the ideal candidate to investigate with complete impartiality. But (there is always a but), unfettered by our preconceptions, Lyonnesse is a place where magic and time travel are a part of everyday life. Difficult enough concepts to grasp at the best of times, but even more so when our young hero has a murder to investigate. Oh, and is desperate to get back home by teatime a week ago to take his girlfriend out for a meal.