The Gates of Avaelon

When Melissa was five years old she had a secret: She had a fairy for a best friend. But travel between our world and Avaelon, the world of the Fae, is only possible once every seven years, and the two were forced to say goodbye. They promised to meet again in seven years, but when he arrived to keep that promise, Zakkaerion was heartbroken to discover that Melissa had moved away. Fourteen years after their first meeting, Melissa finally returns to her childhood home. But like most humans upon reaching adulthood, she can no longer see him.

After being rescued from a nearly fatal plunge into an icy river, Melissa must reunite with a distraught Zakkaerion and finally complete their mission to find the wise woman Alluenyah in hopes of getting clues on how to stop the wicked renegade General Darrakorr. This meeting however, proves to be only the first step in a much longer journey. In order to accomplish his goal of merging Earth and Avaelon together, Darrakorr must acquire all six of the fabled dreamthorns - magical objects created centuries before with the power to pierce the veil between the two worlds.