In this companion volume to A Wrinkle InΒ Β Time (Newbery Award winner) andΒ Β A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-oldΒ Β Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake aΒ Β perilous journey through time in a desperateΒ Β attempt to stop the destruction of the world by theΒ Β mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone inΒ Β their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grownΒ Β and expecting her first child, but still able toΒ Β enter her brother's thoughts and emotions byΒ Β "kything"--goes with him inΒ Β spirit.
But in overcoming the challenges, CharlesΒ Β Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith andΒ Β will, as he is sent within four people fromΒ Β another time, there to search for a way to avert theΒ Β tragedy threatening them all.
"L'Engle'sΒ Β gifts are at their most impressive here." --Β Β Publisher's Weekly