The Never War (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Bobby Pendragon: The main character. He's from Second Earth.
• Vincent "Gunny" Van Dyke: The Traveler from First Earth. Is described as African-American, and appears to be around sixty years old. Works as bell captain of the Manhattan Tower Hotel. Gunny got his nickname when he joined the army during World War I, and couldn't fire a gun no matter how hard he tried. He was told that he was a Traveler from Press two years before the book, and was shown Third Earth.
• Vo Spader: The Traveler from Cloral, you're introduced to him in the second book.
• Mark Dimond: Bobby's friend from Second Earth. He keeps Bobby's Traveler journals and reads them with Courtney. I can really relate to him, which is part of why I read this book
• Max Rose: A gang member. Also known as Maxamilian Rose.
• Saint Dane: The evil villain. Can morph into anyone he wants. Can change his body, except his eyes.
• Patrick: The traveler from Third Earth. He is a teacher.
• Dewey: The elevator control operator. This character is a resurgence of a character D.J. previously created for the Tower of Terror movie he directed.
• Courtney Chetwynde: Bobby's girlfriend. She reads Bobby's Traveler journals with Mark.
• Ms. Jane Jansen: In this book, Bobby has had to get a bit creative about sending the journals to Mark.
• Andy Mitchell: A smoker. He attends Mark and Courtney's school and teases them. He has been Mark's bully for a long time.
• Ludwig Zell: Partners with Max Rose.
• Winn Farrow: Leader of a gang.
• Jinx Olsen: A pilot. One of the only lady fliers at the time.
• Esther Amaden: Maximillan Rose's girlfriend.
• Mr. Caplesmith: The owner of the hotel.
• Buck Rogers: Max Rose calls Bobby this, and Spader has no idea what it means.
• Maximilian Rose: Same as Max Rose.
• Dani Schmidt: A scientist during World War Two.
• Flash: Max Rose calls Spader this.

Quotes edit see section history

• “Time sure flies when you're having flume.”

  Bobby Pendragon

• “"You want to know why we're the ones responsible? Because there's nobody else."”

  Gunny Van Dyke

• “Note to self: Stop thinking.”

  Bobby Pendragon

• “I have to admit, I even stood there for a second and tried to change myself into a raven.”

  Bobby Pendragon

• “"So, how 'bout them Yankees?"”

  Mark Dimond

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• “Thanks for all your help, ma’am,” said Courtney sweetly. “You really put the ass in ass-istance.”

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• I felt like I was standing before the great and powerful Wizard of Oz.

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• I want you to come close. I want you to feel as if you’ve beaten me one more time, because that’s when victory is the sweetest…when your opponent feels as if he actually has a chance to win, just before it all comes crashing down.”

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• “Swell,” said Spader sarcastically. “It’s your basic tum-tigger.” “Tum-what?” asked Gunny.

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• A nightmare is an exercise of the mind. It digs up your deepest fears and throws them in your face with only one purpose—to terrify. You can’t control a nightmare. The ghastly images come at you like a raging storm. The best you can do is ride it out and hope it will end. And it does end. When you wake up, you know that as real as the frightening experience may have seemed, it existed only in your mind.

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• Spader stood up and smiled. “Right then! I have a sudden urge to pee. Not that I’m nervous mind you. I’m just…scared to death.”

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• “I feel like we just arrived at a party we weren’t invited to,” Spader said nervously.

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• the action wasn’t there. It was here on First Earth. Where is First Earth? The

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• He stopped in front of us and stood with his legs apart, firmly planted. For a second I thought he was going to put his fists on his hips and shout, “Hi yo, I’m Peter Pan!” Though he may have looked like an elf, his eyes had an insane gleam.

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• “A wise person once said that the only way we’ve got a chance here is if we keep our heads screwed on straight and work it through, together.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

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• New York City: The city that the Manhattan Tower Hotel is located in.
• Manhattan Tower Hotel: The hotel at which Gunny is a bellhop.
• New Jersey: The place where the Hindenburg lands.
• Germany: One of the big countries during World War Two.
• Stony Brook: The city that Mark and Courtney live in on Second Earth. Bobby used to live there, too.
• Toms River Road

Organizations edit see section history

• Travelers: A group of people that have the ability to travel to different territories. Most of them are fighting against Saint Dane.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Halla: Every person, place, time, or thing that ever existed or ever will exist.
• Flumes: The tunnels that travelers use to travel across time and space to different territories.
• Second Earth: Territory that is equivalent to modern-day Earth
• First Earth: Territory that is the Earth of the past. Any events that happen on First Earth affect the timeline of events for Second Earth. When Bobby and Spader arrive, it is March 11, 1937.
• Traveler: A person who has the ability to travel between gates, called flumes, to alternate worlds, called territories.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Friendship: Describe this theme.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Lost City of Faar, and followed by The Reality Bug.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. D. J. MacHale (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ7.M177535 Nev 2007
• Dewey: 813.54

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