Worldstone

Sixteen-year-old Alexina has always known she is different. But not until she rescues Taryn, a young traveler from a parallel world, does she realize the extrasensory abilities she possesses. Eagerly she joins Taryn and his companions in their quest to regain a powerful object, stolen by a renegade from their world. The search leads them deep into the wilderness, to an enchanted palace surrounded by thorns. There the thief waits, a being of incalculable strength who calls to Alexina with a power she cannot deny, and a promise she does not understand. In the battle that follows, good and evil become indistinguishable, and Alexina learns that friendship does not always guard against betrayal.