Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride.
Fresh from his first adventure on Denduron, Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral, a vast world that is entirely covered by water. Cloral is nearing a disaster of huge proportions. Reading the journals Bobby sends home, his friends learn that the desperate citizens of the endangered floating cities are on the brink of war. Can Bobby?suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy?help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival?

Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon continues traveling with his Uncle Press as he learns more about the role of a Traveler in moving between worlds and time periods in the continuing struggle against the evil of Saint Dane. As Bobby sends journals to his friends at home, they learn about his struggles, this time on a world entirely covered by water. William Dufris presents a believable teenaged narrator who approaches everything with unbridled enthusiasm, or, as circumstances require, hesitation and surprise. Dufris also sprinkles in distinct voices for other characters (complete with special effects for conversations in air masks) and for the friends left behind. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

 

D. J. MacHale is a writer, director, and producer of several popular television series and movies that include Flight 29 Down; Are You Afraid of the Dark?; Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective; Tower of Terror; and Ghostwriter. Pendragon, his first book series, is a #1 New York Times bestselling series. He lives in southern California with his wife, Evangeline; his daughter, Keaton; a golden retriever, Maggie; and a kitten, Kaboodle.