Inventive, witty, and unpredictably heartfelt.
Connor’s excellent tale thrusts readers into a world where time, trust, and identity can shatter without warning. Thirteen-year-old Jack Landon wakes in the bizarre town of Cabbington with no parents, no answers, and two unlikely guides—a snarky robot and a “guardian angel” who dispenses biscuits and tambourines like survival gear. Yanked from his timeline and warned of a coming war of dimensional rifts, Jack must navigate a school ruled by dancing gangs and hypnotic pop beats, a team of odd recruits, and a maze of lies meant to keep him alive.
Connor balances sharp humour, breathless adventure, and genuine pathos with striking confidence. The cast is vivid and unforgettable. Jack’s goth armor hides raw fear, Dorothy’s strange balance of heavenly intent and earthly habits keeps everyone guessing, and Redbeam’s grandiose lectures land with both humor and unexpected poignancy. The book revels in chaos—time folds in on itself, ice cream hides sedatives, and swaggering gangs turn cosmic peril into sly comedy. Yet beneath the chaos lies a resonant coming-of-age story about identity, trust, and the impossible task of growing up when time itself refuses to behave.
Inventive, daring, and emotionally resonant, this is a page-turner.
Pub date July 25, 2025
ISBN 978-1968413323
Length 308 pages
Price $28.35 (USD) Hardcover, $21.60 Paperback, $13.51 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle Unlimited
