Mick Conway knows that stopping the time lightning didn't stop the relentless campaign to seize control of the time alleys of Victorian London. It's a subtle, far-reaching campaign led by an adversary with enormous cunning, charm, and power—an adversary who can distort alleys, corrupt allies, and fool even the savviest watchers.As their adversary draws ever closer to being able to turn time travel into a devastating tool for oppression, Mick and his friends must learn to understand...

Mick Conway is tired of mourning his mom and wondering when his dad will finally come home. He's tired of moving to live with yet another aunt or uncle and having to change schools and friends each time he moves. And, as much as he loves his baby sister Emilia, he might be a little less tired if somebody else would take a turn getting her back to sleep at night.He isn't tired of electricity, functional sewer systems, or a world with some respect for the laws of physics. But he does...

Mick and his friends fought off the threats to London's time travel alleys, but they suspect those efforts were only the beginning. So when people start getting attacked in the real world, and the time alleys start flickering with unexplained lightning, they're pretty sure that danger is soon to follow. As the threat materializes, the Forsyth Institute once again presses Mick and his uncanny alley sight into service to protect the alleys and the kids inside them.But this time, the ...