Eternity’s Wheel

Eternity’s Wheel
Neil Gaiman

Reaves Reaves

The heart-pounding conclusion to the InterWorld series, by award-winning writers Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and Mallory ReavesAs the threat of FrostNight looms ever closer, Joey Harker seeks out more of his fellow Walkers across the Altiverse, training them as fast as he can. But even a solid team of recruits can’t prepare Joey for the ultimate showdown with InterWorld’s enemies, old and new.Joey never wanted to be in charge. But he’s the one everyone is looking to now, and he’ll have to step up if he has any hope of saving InterWorld, the Multiverse, and everything in between.

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First published in the USA by HarperCollins Publishers Inc in 2015

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2015

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Copyright © Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and Mallory Reaves 2015

Cover art © 2015 by Colin Anderson

Cover design by Heather Daugherty

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Source ISBN: 9780007581955

Ebook Edition © April 2015 ISBN: 9780007523498

Version: 2015-04-20

For CAL COTTON and THERESA MACWILLIE, who I think must have had the ability to Walk between conventions.

—Mallory Reaves

Contents

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Title Page (#u01d14127-39f6-5505-9af2-2d5ca2ebe04c)

Copyright (#u4f5f9b92-37f3-5ad2-9e00-71641b8fef24)

Dedication (#u164c3212-be25-5556-a795-1da0a8b4ed82)

Chapter One (#u01270a59-0b42-5c25-bc50-a753c2a80f15)

Chapter Two (#u9c610c98-73fc-5f3a-bae7-a82a20632b91)

Chapter Three (#ubdcf56e1-22e6-5769-a49d-fa36cc5329ee)

Chapter Four (#u654a906e-3cd8-51da-9412-a667060bfdb4)

Chapter Five (#u82ec9675-0f59-59a4-8c89-6849a9410720)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Have You Read? (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Authors (#litres_trial_promo)

Also in this Series (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

INTERLOG

Mom, Dad, Jenny, and Kevin the Squid,

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry I left and I’m sorry I can’t come back, and for everything I’m sure you’ve been through in the past however many years. I’m sorry you were given this note and know I was here but left without saying hello or good-bye. I was never even supposed to come back—it was a fluke, a one-time thing, and the longer I stay, the more likely it is I’d put you in danger.

I shouldn’t even be writing this. But I couldn’t come back, even accidentally, and leave without saying I miss you. I think of you guys every day. I bet the Squid is so big now! You probably don’t call him that anymore. If you do, when he’s old enough, tell him I’m sorry he got stuck with the nickname. He can blame his older brother, even though he won’t remember me.

Jenny, I hope you’re enjoying my music collection, and everything else, really. I’m not coming back again, so everything is yours. I miss you, kid.

Dad, I’m sorry I didn’t say good-bye when I left. It was hard enough to tell Mom, and I knew you wouldn’t let me go. Everything I’m doing is to keep you all safe, even though you may not understand it. I’m doing it to keep everyone safe. I think you’d be proud of me.