Timescape

　　金恩一家人原以為他們眼前的難關，就是要想辦法救回被壞人抓進「時間」裡的媽媽。但那位睿智的老人──傑西，卻告訴他們另一樁恐怖的事件。這下他們親眼目睹了傑西所謂的可怕究竟是什麼，在未來的末日世界中，被一群詭異的怪物包圍，而回家的傳輸口，居然就在怪物陣營的中心！奇爾、老爸、桑德和大衛全都嚇傻了，區區四個人要如何應付蜂擁而上的變種怪物？他們要如何平安逃回現代？

　　而同一時間，他們的奶奶，也就是老爸的媽媽，跟著大衛和多莉亞從南北戰爭世界逃了回來。原以為他們救人的進度向前邁進了一大步，豈知「時間」沒那麼輕易放過這家人。它張開了如同大嘴一般的傳輸門，像頭飢餓的野獸一般，想把奶奶再吞回去。家裡只剩老人傑西和小女孩多莉亞留守，他們兩個人要如何扭轉奶奶可能再度被「時間」抓走的命運？

　　歷盡了千辛萬苦，金恩家的人想出計策，想要反將塔克西迪恩一軍，來個先發制人，悄悄探查他的一舉一動。老爸、桑德和大衛偷偷跟蹤塔克西迪恩，想搞清楚這個神祕又陰森的怪人私底下究竟在打什麼歪主意。這次桑德和大衛確實查到了塔克西迪恩的祕密，卻也被這個惡人來個甕中捉鱉。他們能否活著將祕密帶出去？塔克西迪恩會用什麼惡毒的手法對付這兩個孩子？老爸飛車趕來救人，是否來得及？

　　金恩家要解決的難題愈來愈多，媽媽還沒救回來，現在又多了個拯救世界的高難度任務。他們與塔克西迪恩之間的善惡大戰，結果將會如何？

　　Which door would you go through to save the world?

　　David, Xander, and Toria King never know what new adventures--and dangers--await them beyond the mysterious portals hidden on the top floor of their new house. They have battled gladiators and the German army, dodged soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, and barely escaped a fierce attack in their own home.

　　Still they are no closer to finding their mother, who was pulled by powerful forces through a portal and lost in time.

　　Their only hope is to turn the tables on Taksidian, the menacing stranger who wants them out of the house so he can use it for his own twisted purposes.

　　But everything changes when a trip into the near future reveals the devastating outcome of Taksidian's schemes--a destroyed city filled with mutant creatures. It is only then that the Kings realize what they're really fighting for--the fate of humanity itself.

　　★本書中譯版《奇幻之屋四部曲：逃離時間》由大智通出版。

作者簡介

勞伯．李保羅(Robert Liparulo)

　　勞伯．李保羅的成人小說《Comes a Horseman》(暫譯《馬術師》)、《Germ》(暫譯《菌類》)、《Deadfall》(暫譯《陷阱》)、《Deadlock》(暫譯《僵局》)，以及青少年暢銷小說奇幻之屋系列均大受好評。他與妻子及四名子女現居美國科羅拉多州。

　　ROBERT LIPARULO is an award-winning author of over a thousand published articles and short stories, and he has written and sold the rights to several motion pictures. Currently a contributing editor for New Man magazine, his work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Travel & Leisure, Self, and more. In addition, he previously worked as a celebrity journalist, interviewing Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Charlton Heston, and others.