Description
"Epic powers, new worlds, and hidden magic... what more can I ask for, honestly?" - We Read Fantasy (Instagram)xa0"This was such a unique take on a story that could have been one I'd seen before... a fantastic start to the series!!" - Merphy Napier , Booktuber & author of Perfection "This book was fantastic! ... a nostalgic and unique ride I recommend everybody hop on." - Binta Userkaf , Booktuber (Positive Writer) & author of Itchikan "A coming of age superhero story with incredibly unique ideas... Fantastic read for teens who love good sci-fi that isn't same-old." - Kickarse Reviews (Goodreads) ★★★★★xa0"There wasn't a time I wanted to put it down." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★"I don't usually read science fiction but this became one of my favorite books." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "This is a great series for anyone in their teen or preteen years, especially those who don't quite fit in in their schools and/or communities... The author does a fantastic job exploring social issues through a fun adventure story that anyone can enjoy." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "This is a great short read to introduce you to the basic concepts of a new world with super powers and real life problems." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "Theonite is an awesome series, and this book does a perfect job of setting it up! Joan and Daniel are written realistically and you can't help but love Robin. The mystery is set up and creates a tense atmosphere which leads to the emotional climax and ending is great!" - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "This book has a lot of depth to it, a lot of heart, and a lot of emotion." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "I thought it would be a little interesting, but I didn't think I would sit here glued to this book and read it practically in one sitting! ...Highly Recommend. Go. Read. It. Now."xa0 - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "I LOVED this book. From the start, it grabbed me and didn't want to let go. M. L. Wang has a serious love of sci-fi, fantasy, and superheroes. The culmination of that love comes out in this book." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "A wonderful start to such a promising series, Theonite: Planet Adyn opens your eyes to what it's like to live a life without being able to be who you were truly meant to be. " - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ "An amazing story which combines classic tropes of the super powered teen with elements of science fiction... This book is a great addition to any fantasy and sci-fi lover's library. As it takes so many plot points common in tales of superheroes or space travel, teens with more power than they know what to do with and extraterrestrials making contact with Earthlings, it will feel familiar to anyone who enjoys such stories without feeling overdone." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★"To say I'm blown away by this book would be an understatement. I love everything about it. The characters, the story, the world-building; everything is absolutely wonderful." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★"An inventive, compelling story that had me itching for the next book as soon as I realized I was nearing the end." - Goodreads Reviewxa0★★★★★ EXCERPT "You know how metal sort of... hums when you touch it? And sometimes, when it's humming like that, you can push your feelings through it and use it to move stuff?" It was something I had always been able to do. Why were they all looking at me like I was crazy?xa0 xa0"What's wrong with her?" one of the boys whispered.xa0 xa0"Girls are weird," Zander said in a knowing voice. "They always wanna talk about their feelings."xa0 xa0"I'm not being weird!" I protested angrily. "And I'm not just talking about my feelings. I'm talking about my..." but as soon as I started the sentence, I realized that I didn't have a word for it. Was there a word for what I had just done?xa0 xa0As I looked around at Tyreese, Zander, and the others, it was obvious that they had no idea what I was trying to describe. Now that I thought about it, no one ever seemed to know what I was talking about when this came up.xa0 xa0There had been the time Papa had been fishing in his pocket for change in the grocery store line and I told him, "You don't have enough."xa0 xa0"What?"xa0 xa0"You only have a penny and three dimes," I had said, nodding to the coins I could feel humming through the denim of his pocket. "It's not enough."xa0 xa0He had looked at me in stunned silence--as though it was somehow strange that I knew what was in his pocket without looking--before getting out his credit card and paying with that instead.xa0 xa0Then there was the time Mama lost her car keys.xa0 xa0"What are you doing?" I had asked, unable to figure out why she was frantically digging through her purse when the keys were calling out from the car floor as clear as bells. "They're under your seat."xa0 xa0"Really?" she said, sticking her hand under the driver's seat and groping blindly in all the wrong places. "Did you see them fall down there?"xa0 xa0"No, I feel them," I said. "They're more to the left. Can't you feel them?"Mama had paused then and looked up at me with that tense, alarmed expression that told me I had said something wrong. I just didn't know what it was.xa0 xa0"They're right by your hand," I said, leaning forward in my booster. "You can't feel them at all?"xa0 xa0Mama didn't answer. She had stopped grasping for the keys.xa0 xa0"Here." I made a pushing motion with my arm, nudging the keys toward her. When they bumped up against her fingertips, she uttered a scream of surprise that made me stop.xa0 xa0"Sorry." I lowered my arm. I wasn't sure what I was apologizing for. I just knew I had never seen Mama's eyes so wide. M. L. Wang is a weird recluse, probably in a small room somewhere, planting tomatoes and talking to them. Read more
Features & Highlights
- (Please note that this series has been discontinued by the author)Joan is at her happiest when she uses her powers - stirring air currents, creating fire, and levitating metal objects - but she learned at a young age that no one in her small-minded suburban town was prepared to accept her abilities. Since that painful revelation, she has hidden her powers, isolating herself from others, even keeping her own parents at a distance.However, all that changes when a boy named Daniel Thundyil transfers to her school and she begins to suspect that he is concealing powers of his own. Burning with curiosity and desperate to end her loneliness, Joan makes it her mission to get to the bottom of this boy's secrets. What she doesn't realize is that Daniel isn't just another Earthling with uncanny abilities; he is an inter-dimensional traveler from a world of super-powered beings. And the moment she started prying into his life, she put herself in the sights of the godlike evil that follows him from his dimension.Now, the most powerful girl on Earth faces a choice: will she retreat back to the safety of her life in hiding or brave the storm for a chance at truth and friendship? For Daniel Thundyil and his crime-fighter father, Robin, adventures in exotic places are nothing new. The two of them have chased criminals all over their own planet of super-powered beings. But this is the first time a mission has brought them to a parallel dimension, and something about it doesn't sit right with Daniel. Questions gather like storm clouds: Who is this villain they are hunting? Why won't Robin reveal his name? As the sky darkens, Daniel and Joan start to wonder who is really being hunted.
