In this inventive romantic thriller, Del has the power to navigate between alternate realitiesâand the power to save multiple worlds.
Every time someone makes a choice, a new, parallel world is spun off the existing one. Eating breakfast or skipping it, turning left instead of right, sneaking out instead of staying in bedâall of these choices create alternate universes in which echo selves take the roads not traveled. Del knows this because sheâs a Walker, someone who can navigate between the worlds, and whose job is to keep the dimensions in harmony.
But Delâs decisions have consequences too. Even though sheâs forbidden from Walking after a training session goes horribly wrong, she secretly starts to investigate other dissonant worlds. Sheâs particularly intrigued by the echo versions of Simon Lane, a guy who wonât give her the time of day in the main world, but whose alternate selves are uniquely interested. But falling for Simon draws Del closer to a truth that the Council of Walkers is trying to hideâa secret that threatens the fate of the entire multiverse.
âOâRourke brilliantly builds an intricate and complex alternate science-fiction universe that contains beautiful imagery and visualization. A definite page-turner.â âSchool Library Journal