But encouraged by her best friend Tabitha, that’s exactly where she finds herself. Professor Duncan McDonald is the site director and his earnest pursuit of digging up the past makes him appear distant and unreachable. But when a woman on the site goes missing, it seems that his own past might be coming back to haunt him once again. As they dig deeper, Duncan and Grace get more than they bargained for – and come to realise that the past is much closer than either of them ever imagined …

     They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. As one of the oldest coasts on earth, the west coast is a rich ground for fossil discovery. Its wonders include extinct marine mammals, pygmy mammoths, oyster bears, immense ammonites, shark-bitten camels, polar dinosaurs, Alaskan palms, California walruses, and a lava-baked rhinoceros. Join in for a fossil journey through deep time and discover how the west coast became the place it is today.

     The Leroni have returned to the land of their ancestors but, for some, it is not the paradise they’d imagined it would be. Tllomell finds herself torn between her old life and her new reality. Fear pulls her in one direction and hope tugs her in another. Which path will she choose? Jahira struggles to find purpose now that she can no longer fly. Krnar attempts to adjust to his new role as a hero. Both face the disapproval of peers over their continued relationship. Can their bond survive the return of Krnar’s people?