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The Infinity Ring is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels written by multiple authors, including James Dashner, Lisa McMann, Matt de la Peña, Matthew J. Kirby, and Jennifer A. Nielsen, in a similar fashion to The 39 Clues. It is focused on the adventures of Dak Smyth, Sera Froste, and Riq Jones as they try to fix changes in time through time travel. Synopsis A Mutiny in Time A Mutiny in Time is the first book in the series. It was written by James Dashner. To gain power and influence, a secret society known as the SQ has changed many things about time, so history is dramatically different than ours. Those changes, or "breaks," have also caused many problems, including increasingly intense natural disasters and civil unrest. The SQ also manipulates every government's actions. Dak's parents, both scientists, have developed a time machine with financing and monitoring from the Hystorians, a secret group founded by Aristotle, which works against the SQ and has been preparing to go back in time to fix the changes. One day, Dak, Sera and their class go to the Smithsonian Museum. As Dak soaks in everything, Sera is bored with the history. Suddenly, an earthquake rocks the building, nearly causing a Viking longship to fall on Dak and Sera. After the disaster, Sera experiences a Remnant, a feeling that something different would have happened if time hadn't been changed. After she goes to Dak to share it, he allows her to enter his parents' lab. Sera completes the Infinity Ring, a device that allows time travel. However, their parents' first attempt at time traveling fails, getting them lost in the time stream. Soon after that, a dozen Hystorians disguised as SQ members storm Dak's parent's lab. When Brint and Mari, the Hystorians' current leaders, introduce Dak and Sera to the Hystorians, only Riq stands out. He is far younger than everyone else, with dark skin and eyes. He also knows sixteen languages and is 16 years old. Shortly after that, the SQ storms the compound and Dak, Sera, and Riq escape by using the Infinity Ring and decide to go back in time to fix the changes themselves. They go to the Great Pyramid of Giza thousands of years in the past to discuss their next move. To find the first Break, or major change in time, they have to solve a riddle about "the Memory's Art". After Riq solves it, they go to Palos de la Frontera on August 3, 1492. However, they meet a Time Warden of the SQ, and have to escape and find their contact, a butcher named Gloria. They discuss the Break that they have to fix, and learn that Queen Isabella has commissioned a major voyage. The group believes that they must help the Amancio brothers – Salvador and Raul – complete a mutiny against the cruel captain Christopher Columbus. Gloria helps them get on the Santa Maria, the ship that the mutiny is about to happen on, through the help of a one-eyed man named Eyeball. The kids have to work extremely hard while on the ship. Although they still believe that the mutiny must happen, they soon discover that Raul and Salvador are SQ. The kids meet "riffraff", or the lowest of the low, including Ricardo, Francisco, and Daniel. Eyeball hears them discuss the mutiny and puts them in the brig, to be killed next morning. However, Eyeball is actually on their side, due to his love for Gloria. The riffraff expose the Amancio brothers and battle them to prevent the mutiny. However, Raul throws Dak overboard. He soon learns that Salvador is dead and Raul was thrown overboard, too. Raul tries to drown Dak, and Sera uses the Infinity Ring to warp herself, Dak, and Riq to a warehouse, where they find a wanted poster for Dak's parents. Meanwhile, Brint and Mari reflect on the SQ attack, and Brint wonders if his high school was always named after Columbus. Divide and Conquer Divide and Conquer, written by Carrie Ryan, is the second book in the series. Thousands of Vikings are attacking Paris. Dak wanted to go see the Smithsonian, which nearly killed him in the previous book, when he is caught by a Viking's dog.. The Trap Door The Trap Door is the third book in the series. It was written by Lisa McMann. Sera, Dak, and Riq travel to 1850, but are held hostage. Riq is captured and sold as a slave. Curse of the Ancients Curse of the Ancients, written by Matt de la Peña, is the fourth book in the series. Dak, Sera and Riq travel back to the time of the Mayans, where they witness the birth of the Hystorians. Dak, Sera, and Riq find themselves in the middle of a storm when they arrive there. Dak is neglected by Sera and Riq so he goes to the observatory. Cave of Wonders Cave of Wonders is the fifth book in the series. It was written by Matthew J. Kirby. The book starts with Dak, Riq, and Sera, who have just completed their twelfth warp together. They have just completed their mission at the Great Wall in Ming-dynasty China. They find out that they are at Baghdad on January 27, 1258. Suddenly, they see a caravan of camels and riders heading towards the city. Dak explains how the city is on the Silk Road, a major trade route. When the group comes to the Khurasan Gate, the entrance to the city, they see that guards are collecting tolls. The trio tries to hide within the crowd to avoid paying a toll. They lie to the guards that they are traveling with their parents, who are silk traders and who are expecting them. The group enters a secret password on their SQuare and views a pre-recorded video by Brint and Mari that explains that they have to save the writings of Aristotle from the House of Wisdom, a library in the city. The writing are important in solving the Prime Break, the one that Aristotle discovered and eventually led to the establishment of the Hystorians. Without the writings, the Prime Break cannot be fixed, and new breaks will happen, leading to the Cataclysm, or the apocalypse. The group has fixed eight Breaks so far, but this scares Riq. In 1850, he messed up his family tree, which meant that he could cease to exist in the present. The group tries to find the local Hystorian and get new clothes to blend in, but overhears that the Mongols, lead to Hulagu, are only a few days from the city. However, Dak, attempting to earn some money to purchase new clothes, tells a story about a time-traveling djinn to the citizens of the city. The Market Inspector attempts to seize their money, but they escape due to a rug merchant called Farid. Finally, they find the House of Wisdom, which overlooks the Tigris River. They find their Hystorian contact, named Abi, and discuss the Break. The Mongols will sack Baghdad in two days, essentially turning it into a ghost town for hundreds of years. They also talk about Tusi, a scholar who Hulagu captured and took as his advisor. The next day, the four head to the caliph to convince him to surrender, or at least let them talk to Tusi about the House of Wisdom. However, when they talk to him, he refuses to save the House and raises suspicions that he is SQ. D.... Discover the James Riordan Rick Riordan James Dashner popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Riordan Rick Riordan James Dashner books.