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339 pp.
| Hyperion
| September, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4847-2603-7$17.99
(3)
YA
W.A.R.P. series.
Shot through a wormhole to Puritan England, Victorian magician Riley and twentieth-century FBI agent Chevie struggle to save each other while Riley's former master, Garrick, tries to revenge himself on Riley by burning Chevie as a witch and destroying life on earth via the wormhole. This entertaining third W.A.R.P. volume alternates humor with mild romance and rousing action.
376 pp.
| Hyperion
| June, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-6163-9$17.99
(3)
YA
W.A.R.P. series.
Returning from her jaunt to Victorian London in The Reluctant Assassin, Chevie Savano finds that fellow time-traveler Colonel Box must have succeeded in his conquest, since she's now a cadet in the repressive Boxite Empire's military academy. Going back to the past, Chevie reunites with magician and good friend Riley to change history in this funny, high-octane adventure with thought-provoking time-travel insights.
341 pp.
| Hyperion
| May, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-6162-2$17.99
(3)
YA
W.A.R.P. series.
After a wormhole transports Riley, a reluctant assassin's apprentice, from Victorian to modern-day London, Riley and teenage FBI agent Chevron Savano must evade and defeat Riley's evil mentor, Garrick, who gained quantum abilities during his own trip forward through the wormhole. Capably plotted time-travel adventure filled with hand-to-hand combat, canny reversals and tricks, and sarcastic repartee will ably reward Colfer's longtime fans.