The Cave of Dreaming

A flash flood. A hidden cave. And a painting that should never have glowed.

Mike and Alinea weren't looking for trouble—they were just trying to cool off in the Australian Outback. But when their strange pet Beeper accidentally triggers an ancient time gate, all three are hurled across dimensions to a world with two moons, dense prehistoric jungles, and dangers beyond imagination.

Now they're stranded on an alien planet patrolled by the Kloog—ruthless outer-space cannibals who harvest entire worlds for food. The Galactic Federation wants to lock them in cold storage until someone claims them. And the only way home lies through gates that may already be sealed forever.

With pterodactyls circling overhead, hungry predators lurking below, and enemies closing in from every direction, Mike and Alinea must rely on their wits, each other, and one very unusual creature to survive.

The clock is ticking. The gates are closing. And in this corner of the galaxy, children are on the menu.

Book 2 in The Altar of Shulaani series—a thrilling middle-grade science fiction adventure.