内容简介
Trappedinaworldwheremagicispowerfulanddreamsarereal,Colecontinueshisquestinbookthreeofthis"NewYorkTimes"bestsellingfanciful,action-packedadventureseries("PublishersWeekly,"starredreview),fromtheauthoroftheFablehavenandBeyondersseries.ColeRandolphstillcantbelievethewayhislifehasbeenturnedinsideout.Stuckinastrangelandfarfromhome,hefoundhisfriendDaltonandhassurvivedthefirsttwokingdomsoftheOutskirts.ButnoneofthathaspreparedhimforthemagnetichighwaysandroboticbountyhuntersofZeropolis.RuledbyAbramTrench,theoneGrandShaperwhostayedloyaltotheevilHighKing,thegovernmentofZeropolisusesadvancedtechnologiestokeeptightcontrol.Luckily,theresistanceinZeropolisisanchoredbytheCrystalKeepersagroupofyoungrebelswithuniqueweapons.OntherunfromtheHighKingssecretpolice,ColeandDaltonventuretofindmoreoftheirlostfriendsandhelptheirnewfriend,Mira,locatehersisterConstance.Butastheirenemiesruthlesslydismantletheresistance,timeisrunningoutforColetouncoverthesecretsbehindtheZeropolitangovernmentandunravelthemysteryofwhohelpedtheHighKingstealhisdaughterspowers.WillColebeabletofixwhathasgoneawrywiththemagicinTheOutskirts,orwillhebestrandedforeverinaworldbetweenrealityandimagination?"