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Loukas & Lydia and the Secret of the Disk launches a smart, high-energy adventure where myth, history, and real science collide. On a family trip to Crete, Loukas and his sister Lydia finally reach Knossos-the palace that inspired the labyrinth legend. When a tremor shivers the hill, a hidden chamber splits open beneath the Queen's rooms and drops them into a sealed space that looks eerily¿ lived-in: dolphins on plaster, toys turned to dust, a child-sized bed, and on a low table, a clay Disk covered in spiral symbols. This Disk isn't a souvenir. Its marks glow and sing like notes on a pentatonic scale. When Loukas and Lydia touch a precise sequence, a clear bubble of light folds the room and rewinds the world outside-walls rebuild, shadows race backward, and echoes of other moments (and other choices) flicker through the air. The Disk doesn't bend time; it navigates it. Drawn into an older Crete where the realities behind the myths still breathe, the pair must read signs, trust each other, and decide what to do with a power that can open doors-and consequences. Names out of legend-Ariadne, Daedalus-take on human weight. Bulls leap, workshops hum, and the cost of courage gets personal. To find their way back, Loukas and Lydia have to solve the Disk's logic, protect a secret room no one is meant to find, and choose which thread of the story to follow. Told with quick wit, sibling chemistry, and vivid sensory detail-from thyme on the wind to the thrum of hooves-this upper-MG novel blends archaeological texture with accessible science (labyrinths vs. mazes, pentatonic acoustics, quakes and ash). It's a page-turner that invites readers to ask: What does history remember, what does it forget, and what might two brave kids change when they discover the room time left behind? Perfect for fans of fast, idea-rich adventures with heart-and for classrooms that love stories you can teach and kids can't put down.