Someone has stolen the last second of the year, locking the entire town of Graysland into a frozen moment of time. Worse, Epoch intends to throw that second into the Pit of December to ensure it stays frozen forever. Who is Epoch, and why does he hate the town so much? As Rainn and Rupert travel through the Twelve Houses of Annum on a zodiacal quest to save their home and families, finding the answers to those questions may be the most important of all.
Since his childhood Mike Di Certo has always harvested his work from the abundant crop of his imagination. From the wild and hilarious rock-and-roll space adventure Milky Way Marmalade to the child-like wonder of his middle grade series, The Adventures of Rupert Starbright—The Door to Far-Myst, The Secret of My-Myst, The Ghost of Winter Joy, A Nick of Time—Michael’s passions play out on the pages. His love of animals, his family, gardening, travel, movies, VR, history, Yoga, reading and music guide and influence his life and his writing. He lives quite contently in a NYC apartment, where he grows chili peppers on his roof, with his wife and soulmate Suzy and their rescued kitties, Cosmo and Ralphie.