About this title: This "New York Times"-bestselling tale of magic, science, bravery, and adventure by master storyteller Gaiman and Emmy-winning writer Reaves is now in paperback. Joey Harker has always had a terrible sense of direction. One day he gets lost in his own town and walks right out of his universe.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN-13:9780061238963ISBN:0061238961
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. 006123897X Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 4/29/2008
ISBN-13:9780061238987ISBN:0061238988
Description: New. 0061238988 Brand New Book With Remainder Mark. May Have Slight Shelf Wear. In-Stock Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061238987ISBN:0061238988
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: ISBN 978-0-06-123896-3 Octavo (8.5 in. by 5.75 in. ); 239pp.; very good hardcover; fine dust jacket; book shows bent free front endpaper; crisp; clean; bright. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: EOS, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061238963ISBN:0061238961
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. AN OUTSTANDING COPY-A First edition, First printing, with the corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Eos
Date Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN-13:9780061238963ISBN:0061238961
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061238963. read more
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Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens
Date Published: 2007-07-30
ISBN-13:9780061254604ISBN:0061254606
Description: NEW. Spoken Word Compact Disc. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061254604. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: EOS
Date Published: 2007
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 9780060000000. American first edition, first printing. Published by Eos in 2007. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. Remainder mark. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage. read more
"Fun book. 3.25678905673 out of 5 stars. Army of Joey Harkers from an infinite number of parallel dimensions fight fairly cool evil dudes trying to take over the multiverse.
The main character is interesting. The book moves quickly and the world is interesting. It's pretty funny and there are quite a few jokes and references that YA readers won't get: the Twilight Zone, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, non-Euclidean shapes, the Illuminati, etc.
It's total sci-fi, alternate universe, multiple dimension, what-if fantasy and as such, would only appeal to a couple of my Goodreads friends."
"Liked the premise. There are warring opposite universes intent on conquering the whole shebang: Hex is magic based while The Binary is all technology & science. Of the worlds between, our Earth's universe is somewhere to the left of center where we have mostly science but every now & again a little "magic" is at work. Our teen protagonist, Joey, discovers he is a "walker" with the ability to jump between these many worlds. In each world he meets his "other" selves and it was interesting seeing the variations on a theme of Joey. I also kinda liked the character, Hue, a little bubble-like creature who exists between the worlds and often helps Joey. Perhaps he helps too much - he was dangerously close to becoming a deus ex machina or, as I prefer, a "duck in the machine".
So this was OK or maybe a little better than. Interesting world building & gave you some ideas to ponder. I listened to the audio version but neglected to write the name of the reader in my journal. Guess he was nothing special or I would have commented."
"This book is about a boy who can't tell left from right and vice versa. His name is Joey Harker, and one day, he gats really lost. One day, Joey treid to impress this girl by proving that he does have a sense in direction, even though he can get lost with directions written on his palm. That's when he walk through a dimension. When he got back, the girl wasn't the girl he knew. When he got home, it wasn't his home, his mother wasn't his mother. He found out that he was in a world where he died a year ago. I have no connection to this book. I gave this 4 stars because this was funny and it had action.It was also like Sci-Fi. I recommend this book to anyone who likes sci-fi books."
"This was a random pick off the bookshelf at the library, because it's Gaiman and I'd never heard of it before. I've also been watching Disney's "Gargoyles", that intricate animated series that was popular in the mid-90s, and Gaiman's co-author Michael Reaves was a writer on that show. I wasn't sure what to expect, but knew that it would be enjoyable.
Plot in brief: Joey Harker teams up with versions of himself from parallel earths to stop evil from taking over all possible universes. Joey stumbles on his power to "Walk" between parallel dimensions by accident (a la X-Men) and is trained at a secret facility in the Nowhere-at-all. The Nowhere-at-all is the place where the teams of other Joeys are dispatched. On Joey's team, the versions of himself include: a cyborg, a wolf-girl, a winged girl, a psychic, mystic type dude, and a strongman.
The characters weren't as developed as I would have liked. The best villain in the novel was a man whose tattoos could come to life. More could have been done with Joey's brief training period and the memory erasure part of the plot was a bit unnecessary. I also missed getting to know the rest of Joey's team. By the end they all learn that they have to work together to save the world, and that they're more alike than different, and that hey! they do make a pretty good team. The authors say in the afterward that they tried to get this idea made into an animated series in the late '90s, and the novel does play out like a cartoon. I expect there will be more adventures to come, and you know what? It would have made a pretty great TV show, and a group of kids would sure love to hear this one read out loud."
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