Awakening

A series of extraordinary events mark the beginning of Summer: earth tremors ravage the Hyddenworld; Jack and Katherine have a child, Judith; and a mysterious gem is found bear Brum. That same night, after decades of sleep, the Emperor of the Hyddenworld awakens, in desperate requirements of a gem that might promise eternal life…Jack, born of the Hyddenworld but living in our reality, knows that he has a foot in each world but doesn’t wholly belong to either. This decision could be his greatest test: is he human, or hidden? Judith too is a child of two worlds, with her human mother and hidden father. She knows who she is supposed to be – the Shield Maiden, bearer of the gems and helper of humankind – but somehow this destiny seems too much to accept.The discovered gem puts Brum firmly in the path of the threatening Empire – Jack must travel back to the Hyddenworld to help, but in doing so must be parted from his beloved family. And as Judith tries to come to terms with her future, the world around her is starting to deteriorate.Jack knows that the four gems need to be reunited soon and that the Shield Maiden must be ready to wield them. If Judith does not embark on her own great journey, or the gems can’t be found, then both the hidden world and the human will be threatened with extinction.