THE LONG AWAITED SEQUEL TO THE CAT MASTER! Eight years have passed since The Cat Master became spiritual leader of all felines, and garden lizard Orie fears that his legendary part in the cat's ascension has faded from animal lore. But he's wrong. When The Boy, now in college, disappears, Orie vows to find him. With the help of old friends and new, mysterious clues lead to a foreboding carnival, the illegal animal trade... and murder. But the Orie's path proves perilous. A rare and valuable species needs his help; the River Cats plot his death, and a traitor walks amongst them. With time running out, The Boy's future as well as Orie's awaits at the carnival, in the form of an ancient creature, that's not exactly what it seems.