Old maps allow Nix and her father to navigate not just to distant lands, but distant times - although a map will only take you somewhere once. And when Nix refuses to help, her father threatens to maroon Kashmir, her only friend (and perhaps, only love) in a time where Nix will never be able to find...

Old maps allow Nix and her father to navigate not just to distant lands, but distant times - although a map will only take you somewhere once. And when Nix refuses to help, her father threatens to maroon Kashmir, her only friend (and perhaps, only love) in a time where Nix will never be able to find him.