Dragon Dance (3) (The Fireball Trilogy)

Simon and Brad face their greatest danger yet-and discover the secret of the fireball-in the third book of the alternative history Fireball Trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher. When Simon and Brad were caught in the mysterious fireball-a whirling ball of light that sucked them into a bizarre alternate world-they knew a terrifyingly different future was ahead. The world on the other side was geographically identical to their own, but the societies and history were completely new ... and full of danger. Discovering a pagoda in California was strange enough, but when Simon and Brad are captured by slavers headed to China, the future seems even more hazardous. Especially when they are banished to a remote mountain retreat with the mysteriously powerful Bei-Kun ... and come face-to-face with the secret of the fireball Two and a half years have elapsed since Brad and Simon went through the fireball. Since then they have travelled more than 8000 km from their starting point. Now, captured by Chinese slavers, the two boys are taken from California to China where they find a nation torn apart by civil war. They learn about the power of the Mind, with its creation of illusions, and finally discover the secret of the fireball itself. Faced with a decision which will affect their whole lives, what will they do? Will they return to their own world, or will they venture on into the unknown? Simon and Brad's fireball adventures take them to ancient China where they are exposed to incredible practices of mind control.