Telescopes have always been a part of Bea Stonefield's life. After Bea tries out an old telescope, she is amazed by what she sees. Instead of stars in the night sky, she finds a boy on a different planet, Xylyphus.
When Bea is unintentionally transported to Xylyphus, she discovers ...Telescopes have always been a part of Bea Stonefield's life. After Bea tries out an old telescope, she is amazed by what she sees. Instead of stars in the night sky, she finds a boy on a different planet, Xylyphus.
When Bea is unintentionally transported to Xylyphus, she discovers a world filled with darkness and hardship. She learns that it was once a thriving place. But the land had fallen into ruin under the leadership of an evil tyrant, who has changed everything, leading to hunger and widespread poverty.
In Arushi Aggarwal's thrilling, high-stakes sci-fi novel - told in rotating perspectives - it's a race against time to get to the palace and take down the evil tyrant once and for all. Along the way Bea and her friends discover truths about themselves and the pasts they never knew they had. Will they make it in time to save Xylyphus, or will they meet an untimely demise?