InterWorld (series)
| Author |
Neil Gaiman Michael Reaves Mallory Reaves (2-3) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Fantasy Science fiction Science fantasy |
| Publisher | EOS and HarperTeen, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers |
| No. of books | 3 |
InterWorld is a trilogy of fantasy and science fiction novels written by Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and later Mallory Reaves. The books are published by EOS and HarperTeen, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers.
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.
In this novel, Joey continues to struggle to find his place within the InterWorld organization, as he is still blamed for the death of a popular team member. As the team begins to lose more and more ground to Hex and Binary, Joey encounters a mysterious young woman named Acacia Jones, whose powers to jump between dimensions seem to rival or even exceed his own—and who may not be working for the same ends that he is.
In his final adventure, Joey Harker is forced to be a leader as he has to step up to face the ultimate enemy who is the mastermind behind HEX and Binary if he has any hope of saving InterWorld, the multiverse, and everything in between.
The novels are set in the Altiverse, a 'portion' in the multiverse composed of a trillion alternate Earths. Whenever consciousness, not to be mixed with ego, has to make an important decision, and doesn't, the universe branches off in a new direction.
The Altiverse is conceptualized as an arc. At one end science reigns, while at the other magic reigns. Our reality lies near the center a bit to the science side. The Altiverse has 3 factions fighting an eternal war. Science's region is mostly dominated by Binary ('01101'b). HEX is the magical cabal that controls the Magical regions. And InterWorld is a little guerrilla-like organization that fights to keep the other two groups in balance.
Besides parallel worlds the Altiverse has bizarre zones named Nowhere-at-all, Static and In-Between. They serve as the inter-plane bridge. The Nowhere-at-all is filled with Magic, while the Static has Science. Traveling from world to world takes weeks or days, except through the In-Between. However, only Walkers can go there. The In-Between is also the place where strange multidimensional beings dwell. In any case, these zones aren't really understood.
Walkers are special people with that possesses the gift of "walk" through realities. So far, the only known Walkers are Joseph Harker and all of his alternate counterparts.
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