The Walking Stick tells the fascinating tale of two alternate worlds, Lydia and Luxor, and the thirteen-year-old boy who drowned in one and woke up in the other. Ripley opens his to eyes to find himself surrounded by wheat rather than murky, suffocating water. Thankful but confused, he sets out to understand what's happened only to be accused of trespassing by the wheat farmer's daughter, Taleera. The locals are soon convinced that Ripley is crazy...