Ever since Bartholomew Borax III returned to being homeschooled, Mother has been so cleaning-obsessed and cruel that all he dreamed of was finding another portal to the magical Artania.<br /><br />Until now.<br /><br />With doorways opening without warning and thrusting him through time and space, he has no idea where he&#39;ll end up next. It might be a Parisian loft with a depressed Monet, near a burning caf&eacute; with hunchbacked monsters in pursuit, or in the middle of an empty street at midnight.<br /><br />And then, the real trouble begins - his best friend falls into a coma that no one can wake him from. Everyone is perplexed but there are clues; anagrams which Bartholomew must decipher. But with Alex unconscious and time running out, will Bartholomew find the key in time?