Finally, this book is told from Senna's point of view.

I love Senna. She is cruel, calculating, and no-one's friend. She is basically brilliant, and has the whole game figured out, or so she thinks.

Inside the Illusion begins with Senna, April, Jalil, Christopher, and David insulting a minor Egyptian God, Sobek, who has been outcast by Isis. Senna is on her way to find her mother to try to find a way to get the Coo-Hatch home, and figure they'll help Sobek in exchange for their lives. They free the Nile, which has been dammed by Dwarfs (funny how these kinds of occurrences are starting to seem...normal) but find the Egypt is not the glamorous Egypt it used to be. The Gods are nearly statues and forgotten by all except their priests. The Goddess Isis is described as huge, sitting on a throne, but cob-webbed and observant-not taking any part in ruling. The Pharoah is a four year old in diapers in the body of a twenty-nine year old, thanks to generations of in-breeding and genetic mutations. The Amazons have taken over.

The teenagers find Senna's mother, but also find that they really can't leave. The Amazonians are in control, and are extremely lethal. Will seeing Senna's mother for the first time in 10 years melt some of her frozen heart?

Not likely.