In the third installment of the Talisman Wars series, Dakota takes his teenage daughter Kenna on dangerous missions in an attempt to prevent the war from spreading. But an encounter with mutated monstrosities reveals a new and powerful enemy whose plans are as secretive as they are terrifying. <br><br>When Dakota goes missing, Kenna must step up and locate him at any cost. She relies on new and old friends to help her, but the responsibility to save him falls directly on her shoulders. Frantic, she travels across the country in search of her dad ... and is willing to kill anyone who gets in the way.<br><br>Can she find him before it's too late?

The Circus Crown

Ken calmed down visibly. Her stance, however, didn’t change in the slightest. “If you wanted it bad enough, if you missed him enough, I think you could convince yourself. I think you don’t wanna let him go, and you found a way that you didn’t have to.” She cleared her throat and took a step toward him. Pulling out her notebook and a pen, she opened to the first blank page. “The dead don’t come back to life, dad. They don’t. But if you don’t believe me, then let’s test it.”


“What? How?” he barely managed to reply.


Another step. “Get him to say something you’ve never heard him say. In Creole. Remember it, and we’ll look it up right after. If the statement checks out, then maybe you’re right. Maybe his spirit really is visiting you.”


Chapter 34