ISBN 1-903491-42-8

This is a story of magic and surprises.

For over two hundred years the sleepy village of Egerton has nestled in the shadow of the imposing Manqué Manor. But now the dreaded lord is on a mission to invoke an ancient law that will allow him to buy the entire village and turn it into a country club and golf course and the law it seems is on his side. The villagers, however, are in an uproar and they are not about to give up their homes without a fight.

Twelve-year-old Eric Rodo and his friends Jake, Timmy, Sophie and Emily are at the forefront of the battle to save their village and embark on a crusade to prove that the lord of the Manor, James Manqué, has used trickery and evil deeds to obtain his inheritance.

But with time and their options running out, and the bulldozers about to move in, they will need to harness all their powers to defeat the evil lord.