Ever since returning from Dormia, Alfonso has enjoyed sleeping in a bed like anormal person. No more waking up at the top of a tree or the edge of a cliff. In fact,no sleepwalking at all. But then, while visiting France on a class trip, Alfonso feels that strange andfamiliar pull of sleep. Upon waking, he finds himself in the belly of a ship headedto Egypt. In his backpack are a few old books and a vial of medicine he stole whileasleep. Something is calling Alfonso back to Dormia. Perhaps its the Founding Tree? Orperhaps it's the man he sees in his dreamsthe one who looks just like his deceasedfather? Whatever it is, Alfonso is powerless to resist.Storytellers Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski take Alfonso on another fantasticalquest to Dormiaand beyondto a vast underground world that holds the answerto a terrifying message: Let me tell you of a dark shadow tree and the world's end.

When he isn't writing, Peter Kujawinski is a Foreign Serice Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Currently he is taking a sabatical to write more books. He lives in Chicago, IL.

Jake Halpern is a reporter whose pieces have appeared in the Washington Post, Smithsonian, and Sports Illustrated. He is also a correspondent for NPR's All Things Considered. Jake lives in New Haven, CT.

You can visit Peter and Jake on Facebook and at the Dormia web site,