Infinity Ring
|
A Mutiny in Time Divide and Conquer The Trap Door Curse of the Ancients Cave of Wonders Behind Enemy Lines The Iron Empire Eternity | |
| Author |
James Dashner Carrie Ryan Lisa McMann Matt de la Peña Matthew J. Kirby Jennifer A. Nielsen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Science Fiction, Adventure Young adult |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Published | 2011-Present |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| No. of books | 8 |
The Infinity Ring is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels written by multiple authors, including James Dashner, Lisa McMann, Matt de la Peña, Matthew J. Kirby, and Jennifer A. Nielsen, in a similar fashion to The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals. It is focused on the adventures of Dak, Sera, and Riq as they try to fix changes in time through time travel.
Synopsis
For an unknown reason, a secret society known as the SQ has changed many things about time, so history is dramatically different than ours. Those changes have also caused many problems, including more intense natural disasters and civil unrest. The SQ also manipulates every government's actions. Dak's parents, both scientists, have developed a time machine with financing from the Hystorians, a secret group, founded by Aristotle, which works against the SQ and has been preparing to go back in time to fix the changes. However, their first attempt at time traveling fails, getting them lost in the time stream. Shortly after that, Dak, his friend Sera, and language expert Riq have to go back in time themselves to fix the changes themselves.[1]
Reception
The first book, A Mutiny in Time, received a favorable review from Rick Riordan in the New York Times, who praised its "tight plotting, snappy dialogue and...judicious balance of humor and suspense."[1] io9 expressed excitement and the hope that the series would cause more middle school aged kids to become interested in science fiction.[2]
Books
Main Series
The Infinity Ring series consists of eight books, in the order displayed below.
- A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner[1]
- Divide and Conquer by Carrie Ryan[3]
- The Trap Door by Lisa McMann[4]
- Curse of the Ancients by Matt de la Peña[5]
- Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby[6]
- Behind Enemy Lines by Jennifer A. Nielsen[7]
- The Iron Empire by James Dashner[8]
- Eternity by Matt de la Peña[9]
Supplementary Works
Similar to what the 39 Clues series did with Rapid Fire, the Infinity Ring series released seven short ebooks, called Infinity Ring: Secrets. The titles of the stories are:
- Shipwrecked
- Ashes to Ashes
- On Thin Ice
- Blood and Ink
- Entombed
- Up In Flames
- Unchained
Crossover with The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals
On May 2, 2014 a fanfiction ebook was published called Worlds Collide: Tales from an Awesome-Sauce Party which contained the characters from Infinity Ring, The 39 Clues, and Spirit Animals having a party at the Cahill manor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Riordan, Rick (23 August 2012). "Save the Date". New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Dobbs, Michael Ann (25 August 2012). "Infinity Ring: A New Time Travel Series from Scholastic". io9. Gawker Media. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 2: Divide and Conquer". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Book 3: The Trap Door". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 4: Curse of the Ancients". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 5: Cave of Wonders". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 6: Behind Enemy Lines". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 7: The Iron Empire". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Book 8: Eternity". Scholastic. 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.