A contemporary adventure based on Maya mythology from Rick Riordan Presents! Zane has always enjoyed exploring the dormant volcano near his home in New Mexico,even though hiking it is challenging. He’d much rather hang out there with his dogRosiethan go to middle schoolwhere kids call him Sir Limps a LotMcGimpsteror Uno–for his one good leg. What Zane doesn’t know is that the volcano is a gateway to another world and he is at the center of a powerful prophecy. A new girl at schoolBrooksinforms him that he’s destined to release an evil god from the ancient Maya relic he is imprisoned in–unless she can find and remove it first. Together they return to the volcanowhere all kinds of crazy happens. Brooks turns into a hawka demon attacks them in a caveand Rosie gives her all while trying to protect Zane. When Zane decides to save his dog no matter the costhe is thrust into an adventure full of surprising discoveriesdangerous secretsand an all-out war between the godsone of whom happens to be his father. To surviveZane will have to become the Storm Runner. But how can he run when he can’t even walk well without a cane?