Planesrunner: Book 1 of the Everness Series - Couverture rigide

McDonald, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1780876653 ISBN 13 : 9781780876658

Editeur : Jo Fletcher Books, 2013

Synopsis

There is not just one you, there are many yous. We're part of a multiplicity of universes in parallel dimensions - and Everett Singh's dad has found a way in. But he's been kidnapped, and now it is as though Everett's dad never existed. Yet there is one clue for his son to follow, a mysterious app: the Infundibulum. The app is a map, not just to the Ten Known Worlds, but to the entire multiverse - and there are those who want to get their hands on it very badly. If Everett's going to keep it safe and rescue his dad, he's going to need friends: like Captain Anastasia Sixmith, her adopted daughter and the crew of the airship Everness.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Planesrunner is chock-full of awesome. Ian McDonald's steampunk London blazes on a vast scale with eye-popping towers, gritty streets, and larger-than-life characters who aren't afraid to fight for each other. The kind of airship-dueling, guns-blazing fantasy that makes me wish I could pop through to the next reality over, join the Airish and take to the skies (Paolo Bacigalupi, Michael J. Printz Award–winning author of Ship Breaker)

Breakneck action . . . vintage McDonald, with beautifully drawn settings, complex characters and deft plotting (Guardian)

What joy to find science fiction based on real scientific concepts . . . In his debut for teens, established science-fiction writer McDonald builds a world just different enough to charm readers into believing . . . Shining imagination, pulsing suspense and sparkling writing make this one stand out. As Sen would say, "fantabulosa bona" (Kirkus Starred Review)

McDonald writes with scientific and literary sophistication, as well as a wicked sense of humour. Add nonstop action, eccentric characters, and expert universe building, and this first volume of the Everness series is a winner (Publishers Weekly Starred Review)

Similarities to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, yet McDonald's story differs by grounding the reader in reality at the start by using a normal boy from North London, and opening his eyes to worlds and universes so different from our own (Telegraph)

In Ian McDonald's ripping yarn, a youngster with a map of the multiverse pursues his kidnapped father from modern London into a parallel world of coal-fired, brass-bound internet terminals and - of course - duelling airships. Engaging (Seven (the Telegraph))

Smashing adventure fiction that spans the multiverse without ever losing its cool or its sense of style. Ian McDonald is one of the greats of science fiction, and his young adult debut is everything you could hope for: romantic, action-packed, wildly imaginative and full of heart (Cory Doctorow)

Science fiction adventure at its best, and at its core is Everett, the heroic little geekling that we all wanted to be as kids . . . I want an interdimensional passport ASAP. . . Snappy dialogue and fascinating details round out this marvellous series debut (Speculative Fiction Examiner)

Exhilarating (Speculative Scotsman)

An incredible read (Speculating on Speculative Fiction)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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! (For ages 12 & up)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Jo Fletcher Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780876653
• ISBN 13: 9781780876658
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320