<p>Harry Houdini stole it from his best friend. Shakespeare used it to kill Macbeth. And it's the secret to Rasputin's terrifying existence.<br> <br> The Chalice of Immortality has been missing for nearly a hundred years. Nick Rostov has only a few days to find it-or his father will die.<br> <br> What would you do for a goblet with the power to control life and death?</p> <p>Praise for The Eternal Hourglass:<br> "Though grounded in Russian history...this fantasy earns style points for being set in modern Las Vegas-in a hotel whose residents include polar bears, giant Siberian tigers, and Princess Anastasia herself."<br> -Kirkus<br> <br> "Kirov's story feels plenty original, and kids will be charmed by her brand of magic."<br> - Publishers Weekly</p>