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| Title | : | InterWorld (InterWorld #1) |
| Author | : | Neil Gaiman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 239 pages |
| Published | : | June 26th 2007 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction |
Neil Gaiman
Hardcover | Pages: 239 pages Rating: 3.53 | 18680 Users | 2019 Reviews
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When Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman and Emmy Award winner Michael Reaves teamed up, they created the bestselling YA novel InterWorld.InterWorld tells the story of Joey Harker, a very average kid who discovers that his world is only one of a trillion alternate earths. Some of these earths are ruled by magic. Some are ruled by science. All are at war.
Joey teams up with alternate versions of himself from an array of these worlds. Together, the army of Joeys must battle evil magicians Lord Dogknife and Lady Indigo to keep the balance of power between all the earths stable. Teens—and tweens and adults—who obsessively read the His Dark Materials and Harry Potter series will be riveted by InterWorld and its sequel, The Silver Dream.
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| Original Title: | InterWorld |
| ISBN: | 0061238961 (ISBN13: 9780061238963) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | InterWorld #1 |
| Characters: | Joey Harker, Mr. Dimas, Lady Indigo, Lord Dogknife |
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Ratings: 3.53 From 18680 Users | 2019 ReviewsWeigh Up Out Of Books InterWorld (InterWorld #1)
Joey Harker has no sense of direction. He has even managed to get lost in his own house.But one day, on a social studies assignment, he outdoes himself. He wanders out of his own world into a neighboring dimension where he doesn't exist.Beings from assorted other neighboring worlds and dimensions are now after him for his worldwalking ability. There are the people from Hex, who want to boil him down to his essence, and use him to power their ships. There's also another empire among theseThe premise of this book was very inventive, but I never really felt like I was reading a Neil Gaiman book. True, it was co-authored with Michael Reeves, so perhaps his was the overriding influence of the novel. There are some Gaiman hallmarks: wonderfully strange ideas about alternate universes that are created each time a monumental decision must be made (thus creating a separate universe for the possible outcome of each alternative offered by that decision) as well as fantastic creatures
"Opposition is unproductive." This phrase appeared in the book and cracked me up. All I could think of was: "Resistance is futile." (Trekkies out there will know what I'm talking about.)I didn't realize that this was a Young Adult title when I requested it from the library. Since I had already downloaded it, I figured I would give it a listen anyway, and I'm glad I did.This wasn't the usual Gaiman fare, it's a sci-fi tale about a young man named Joey Harker who discovers he's a "walker." I'm not
fantastic world and story but a little too scifi for me.
The idea of the book is great, the theory behind parallel universe and everything else is really interesting. The only thing is that it was too action-packed. I would like it explored the worlds more, different characters and logic of those worlds. Seems to me the book should have been twice as long with added content and character development. As it was conceived as a TV series, I get why it is a bit more action focused, still, I want more. Hope the sequels are better. great ideas and quotes,
Quite an enjoyable work by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. Again while I wonder just how "youthful" the young readers this book is meant for ought to be...(as it's quite dark in a few places)...it is well plotted, written, and "characterized".This an adventure with many familiar points placed in a science fiction world that most YA readers will like. There is adventure, daring do, misunderstood youth, homesickness, even a slight twist on the "boy and his dog". I enjoyed it and think, being sure
I enjoyed this book probably more than I ought to have - I found it in the discount bin of my college bookstore with a "Kids" label on it for $5.99. In hardcover. But it said Neil Gaiman on the cover, so I swallowed my questions and bought it.And honestly, I'm really glad I did. It's patently a book with a four-star ceiling, as the characters aren't quite developed to the point that I would have liked (the afterword reveals that the original idea was for the whole thing to be a children's
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