Summary

Book 4 is called “Written in the Stars,” a begins with “A paper star folded from a page removed from a book.” The note writes about a stag in the snow that is like a lost opportunity. Zachary walks down the staircase with a cat and a lamp. He finds a crypt with mummified bodies that have notes written on them, a book, and various pieces of paper that together form a message to him. The notes say that a book, sword, and man are lost in time and request that he find the man. He leaves the room and ascends the stairs. In “a paper star with a single bent corner,” a note depicts a nightmare. Zachary considers returning to his old life in Vermont. He asks the Kitchen if this is real. Zachary wonders about how to find Simon, the man...