The Hole In the World
by J.D. Robinson
4.1 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Klem Antrim would go to the ends of the Earth to see his father alive again—but he’ll have to travel much farther than that.
Klem’s life in picturesque Sea Scarp has just taken a turn for the worse. The car crash that killed his father knocked him straight out of reality, and since that day nothing in his life has seemed quite right.
Not only is Klem being followed, but he keeps stumbling into invisible tunnels that snake through town. But when he peers through one tunnel’s glassy walls and catches a glimpse of his father—alive and well—Klem realizes the town outside the tunnels isn’t his Sea Scarp at all. Such things aren’t possible, of course. But if Klem is losing his mind, then how has the mysterious stranger who’s been tailing him already mapped out every hole in town?
Now Klem will set out to find the one tunnel that leads to his father. But unraveling the truth behind his father’s death is about to unravel a much more dire truth, hidden in plain sight.
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Book details
A twisty YA science fiction novel about loss, fractured reality, and the doorways between worlds.
Genre | YA Science Fiction |
|---|---|
Editor | Anna Genoese and Laura Dennison |
Cover designer | Liam Peters (site) |
Published | December 2017 |
Print length | 340 pages |
Reviews
I had a hard time putting it down, even when it kept me up way too late, and I eventually had to slow myself down so I wouldn't finish it too quickly.
— Bari, reviewer
One of those types of stories similar to Philip K Dick’s work where … everything is building up to that point where … everything you just processed has been turned on its ear.
— J.L.D., reviewer
Anyone who enjoys speculative fiction which stretches the imagination almost to the breaking point will love this book. It leaves the reader hungry for more.
— Michelle, reviewer
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