This is our Earth after the earthquake. An earth devoid of the Internet and mobile phones, frozen in technology at the level of the early 1990s and sensing the approach of magic. During the earthquake, Effie lost her mother, and now her grandfather is looking after her. When he is hospitalized after a brutal attack, he bequeaths his collection of rare magical books to Effie. But the library is bought by a strange antique dealer named Leonard Levar, and in trying to get it back the girl will face the most dangerous adventure of her life. She will travel to the mysterious Otherworld, discover the true magic of books, and also face a real dragon and Dibury, a terrifying secret society that threatens the entire Universe. And only Effie and her friends can stop him... Before it's too late.