Centuries ago, the magic left our world ... and the magicians went with it, stepping into the Gates to Mystic Albion and leaving OldeWorld - Earth - forever. Since then, the two worlds have remained separate, until now. Three young magicians, experimenting with dangerous spells, find themselves accidentally transported to the world their ancestors fled. Finding friends and allies, they try to blend in as they struggle to find a way back to their home, unaware that danger lurks in the shadows of a very alien world ... ... And that they are already running out of time.
Centuries ago, the magic left our world ... and the magicians went with it, stepping into the Gates to Mystic Albion and leaving OldeWorld - Earth - forever. Since then, the two worlds have remained separate, until now. When they found themselves trapped on Earth, Richard, Brains and Helen befriended Janet and Steve, a brother and sister growing up in a poverty-stricken estate, and taught them the basics of magic, before discovering that sinister forces were slowly moving against them. Now, Richard and Brains have taken Janet back to Mystic Albion to study magic, while Helen and Steve remained behind to track down the rogue magicians and stop them before it is too late. But as Janet struggles to get used to practicing magic, and living in a whole new world, it becomes clear that the two worlds are not finished with each other yet, and dark forces are lurking at the edge of the gate, ready to bring them into conflict once more …
The magic has returned … In a night of terror, the barriers between the magical and mundane worlds were torn down – and the two merged into one, unleashing wonders and terrors beyond human imagination. Jet fighters fly past dragons and kids on broomsticks, creatures of magic and myth returns to their old haunts and start wrecking havoc, and the outcast and dispossessed suddenly discover they have power beyond their wildest dreams. As the country reels under the sudden shift in reality, and the government, police and military has to accept the world will never be the same again, shadowy factions move to take advantage of the chaos … And, hidden in the darkness, a very old threat is about to come into the light.