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Planesrunner
269 pages
A high-stakes, multiverse-hopping adventure where a clever underdog relies on newfound friends and quick wits to outsmart technologically advanced foes.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like strapping into an airship for a breathless, high-stakes chase across the multiverse. The pace is propulsive, driven by the urgent need to outrun dark, technologically advanced forces while navigating the wondrous possibilities of parallel earths. It balances the dread of a sudden kidnapping with the thrilling, clever energy of a resourceful teenager who uses his wits to survive. The atmosphere is steeped in classic adventure, complete with found family dynamics as a ragtag crew bands together against a sinister authority. It is a perfect fit for middle grade and young adult readers who crave energetic, science-fiction escapades where loyalty, intellect, and teamwork are the ultimate weapons against overwhelming odds.
- Mood
- thrilling
- high-stakes
- wondrous
- Tone
- adventurous
- urgent
- clever
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- found family · outsmarting authority · parallel lives · courage under fire
- The writing
- Energetic and accessible, blending high-concept science fiction with the grounded, quick-witted perspective of a clever teenager.
- The arc
- A desperate scramble for survival transforms into a confident, team-driven quest across the multiverse.
- Who it's for
- Middle grade and young adult readers who love fast-paced, multiverse-hopping adventures featuring smart underdogs and airship crews.
Content notes
- kidnapping
- parental separation
- peril
About the book
When fourteen-year-old Everett Singh's scientist father is kidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves a mysterious app on Everett's computer giving him access to the Infundibulum--a map of parallel earths--which is being sought by technologically advanced dark powers that Everett must somehow elude while he tries to rescue his father.
There is not one you. There are many yous. There is not one world. There are many worlds. Ours is one of billions of parallel earths. When Everett Singh's scientist father is kidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves young Everett a mysterious app on his computer. Suddenly, this fourteen-year-old has become the owner of the most valuable object in the multiverse-the Infundibulum-the map of all the parallel earths, and there are dark forces in the Ten Known Worlds who will stop at nothing to get it. They've got power, authority, and the might of ten planets-some of them more technologically advanced than our Earth-at their fingertips. He's got wits, intelligence, and a knack for Indian cooking. To keep the Infundibulum safe, Everett must trick his way through the Heisenberg Gate his dad helped build and go on the run in a parallel Earth. But to rescue his Dad from Charlotte Villiers and the sinister Order, this Planesrunner's going to need friends. Friends like Captain Anastasia Sixsmyth, her adopted daughter Sen, and the crew of the airship Everness.
Can they rescue Everett's father and get the Infundibulum to safety? The game is afoot!
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