Quando i minatori del Re rinvengono uno strano rubino ricolmo di fuoco nel cuore delle montagne, il Re è felicissimo. C'è un problema, ovviamente. La gemma appartiene alle ombre che dimorano nella miniera. Il Re, tuttavia, farà qualsiasi cosa per mettere le sue avide mani sul rubino, anche se ciò significherà una catastrofe per il regno. Toccherà al figlio del capo minatore, Peter Snow, rimettere le cose a posto.
Christopher Bunn was born and raised in California. After serving his obligatory sentence in school, he hit the road and spent years wandering around the world. He's worked on all the continents except for Antarctica. Among other jobs, he has worked in a shoe factory in Israel, ran a post office in a UN refugee camp in Thailand, done construction in the Amazon jungle, crewed on TV documentaries and dramas in England, demolished post-hurricane structures in Hawaii, worked in an orphanage in Ethiopia, and produced kids dvds and video games in Chicago. Currently, he lives and works on a farm in California with his family. He loves to bake pie, compose music, and talk to God.