Traveling through time was just the beginningânow Simon and Brad have to survive a reimagined early America in the second book of the alternative history Fireball trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.
When Simon and Brad were caught in the mysterious fireball and transported to the strange alternate world on the other side, they knew their lives would never be the same again.
They definitely couldnât have imagined the dangers ahead, especially when they set sail for Bradâs homeland: the still undiscovered America.
The Algonquian territory is hardly the paradise Brad had been promisedâor remembered from history class. Winter is brutal, the locals are hostile, and Simon and Brad know they have to escape.
But can they? The adventures in storeâfrom Vikings to a completely unexpected civilizationâput their will to survive to the ultimate test.