Lor Mandela - Destruction From Twins

“Destruction from twins, and so it must end.

They are the lock, but they are not friends.”

A selfish twin enchantress unwittingly sentences the world of Lor Mandela to its untimely death.  Only one can save it—the appointed Child of Balance, Audril Borloc—But how can a small child solve a prophetic riddle that baffles even the wisest adults?  And who will save Lor Mandela when, shortly after her fourth birthday, Audril disappears without a trace?

Audril Borloc must be found. When a group of spies travel to Earth looking for the little girl with black hair and bright blue eyes—traits that on Lor Mandela are exclusive to the ruling Borloc family—they find sixteen-year-old Maggie Baker.  While the age difference between the girls is obvious, Maggie has the Borloc traits—evidence enough for the desperate spies.

Following an earthquake that no one feels but her, Maggie’s mundane existence is launched into a thrill ride of twists and turns as she begins bouncing back and forth between her hometown of Glenhill, Iowa and the strange and diverse lands of Lor Mandela. Amid battling a ferocious two-headed beast, being abducted by a lawless band of Shadow Dwellers, and falling head-over-heels for the captivating son of an evil warlord, Maggie soon discovers that her blasé reality could be the real fantasy, and that the world of Lor Mandela may just be hers alone to save.

   Maggie's eyes grew wide with fear. The familiar tugging was back. Nathan glanced at his panic-stricken daughter, who was panting heavily and clutching the table so hard that her knuckles were white.

   "What's the matter with you, Ma . . . ." Just then there was a deafening crack and a bright blue flash, and Maggie was gone.