The night before his 14th birthday, Zak has a strange dream. A mysterious lady appears before him bearing an important message: "The Dark Master is creating a new talisman, even more powerful than the first. All of mankind is at risk. You must resume your quest and stop him!" she tells him. Together with Mim and a skinny, old mule, Zak sets off to Volcano Island to confront the Dark Master. Will he be able to reach him before it is too late? Will he be able to save humanity?

Originally published by Phonic Books Ltd in 2011. "The target phoneme in this book is 'l'. It includes the spellings l, ll, le, al, el, il, ol."--Page 4 cover