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Description edit
Edgar, a gifted climber, secretly scales the treacherous walls separating the three worlds of Atherton: the humble grove that is his home...a mysterious highland realm of untold beauty and sinister secrets ...and a vast wasteland below, where a monstrous danger lurks that could destroy them... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Edgar: A gifted who loves climbing.
- Samuel: A boy from the Highlands
- Lord Phineus: Cruel Ruler of Atherton, dwells in the House of Power and controls the water supply for all of Atherton.
- Emerik: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Ratikan: The mean, old man who owns the groves.
- Dr. Kincaid
- Isabel
- Atherton
- Philip
- Horace
- Maude
- Dr. Harding
- Vincent
- Charles
- Wallace
- Morris
- Mead
- Amanda
- Luther
- David
Setting & Locations edit
- Highlands
- Flatlands
- Tabletop
- The Village of Rabbits
- The Village of Sheep
- Atherton: Highlands, Flatlands, and Tabletop is part of this.
- The Dark Planet: Earth
First Sentence edit
In Mr. Ratikan's grove there lived a boy.
Table of Contents edit
I. Part One
1. A Boy with a Secret
2. Look for Atherton
3. Rules Made for Breaking
4. Change Beings
5. Samuel
6. A Book of Secret Things
7. A Spy with a Sling
8. The Village of Rabbits
9. Danger in the Grove
10. Mr. Ratikan's Experiment
11. Dr. Kincaid's Revelation
II. Part Two
12. A Trembling World
13. Black Figs and Blisters
14. Dried Leaves and Orange Dust
15. Sir Emerik's Interrogation
16. Horace Leaves His Post
17. Quakes and Tremors
18. The Sound of Breaking Bones
19. The Shepherd's Idea
20. Cleaners
21. Sir Emerik's Surprise
22. An Old Man with Droopy Ears
23. A Plate of Black and Green
24. Two Worlds Collide
25. The Dark Planet
III. Part Three
26. A Stranger in the Grove
27. The House of Power
28. The Force of Gravity
29. Unlocking Dr. Harding's Brain
30. Samuel Makes His Case
31. The Spirit of a Boy Remains
32. Mead's Hollow
33. Inversion
IV. Supplemental Data Flow of Dr. Harding's Brain
1. Extras
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patrick Carman (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Squire Broel (Illustrator)
- Kirk Benshoff (Designer)
- August Hall (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0316166707
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Little Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0316166707
Page Count: 352
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