Olivet Trickett has a normal life, or as normal as life can be for an orphan. He lives in an orphanage run by Gregor Snifflout. But when Oliver's class takes a trip to the museum, he meets a certain archeologist named Tim and his life takes a turn for the peculiar. They find an orb that talks, potions that cause things to shrink, or other things to disappear and they learn that Oliver can turn invisible. Along the way they meet a young girl named Bell, and together they discover the Noble Kingdom. Meanwhile, Gregor and his younger brother Vikram will do anything to stop them.