The gate is not completely closed.

They thought they had escaped. Four friends returned from a world that should not exist — a forest that listened, stones that lived, and a gate made of light.

But something followed them back.

In the cold desert night, a single snake awakens. It is the Snake Prince. Weak, furious, and hungry for revenge, he begins to rebuild his body by swallowing every snake in the desert. With each one, he grows stronger. With each one, he remembers.

His target is clear: the boy who carries the Golden Book and the living stone called Black Stone.

Meanwhile, far beneath the dark ocean, another nightmare is waking up. Hell Man — a giant of cracked stone and dying lava — lies on the seabed. And above, the city of New York has no idea that the Sand Gate is pulsing again.

Ali, Aini, Shiraz, and Afzal must reunite. Black Stone, now in his small human form, knows the truth — if the Snake Prince finds the Golden Book, he will open the Fire Gate and bring his entire army of snakes into our world.

From the deserts of Pakistan to the streets of New York, from a stolen helicopter to a mountain made of black stone, the race against time begins.

The city goes into panic. Snakes rise from the sewers. Fire meets stone. And the Golden Book reveals a secret — a page that did not exist.

BLACK STONE IN NEW YORK is the thrilling second part of THE SAND GATE series. Bigger, darker, and more dangerous — the adventure continues where the desert ended.