THIS IS THE STORY OF A BOY WHO DESIRED A CHANGE OF LIFE AND RECEIVED MORE THAN HE WISHED FOR.Rupert Star lives in a comfortable home with his difficult parents and a very annoying little sister who drives him crazy with complaints. Annoyed and fed up with his life, Rupert decides to escape. But his escape-plan is disrupted by the terrifying figures he encounters in his street. Confused and upset, he returns to the comfort of his bedroom and is visited by Blake, a little orange creature, sent to explain to him his incredible life mission.Rupert must find his way through a web of lies and secrets, face betrayal and death to begin the restoration of the Eight Pointed Star in order to save the world... and all this before his twelfth birthday, which is only twelve days away.