num_pages: 288
description: LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE. REALITY IS DIFFERENT THERE.Naia Underwood has a double in another reality - a male double called Alaric. For almost seventeen years their lives have been identical but for one thing: Alaric's mother died following a train derailment two years ago - the same derailment that Naia’s mother (the same woman) survived. Now, Naia and Alaric are about to meet for the first time - with disastrous consequences for one of them and far-reaching changes for millions.This is a single-volume ebook edition of the acclaimed alternative fates trilogy formerly published in the US by Greenwillow and HarperTeen as The Withern Rise Trilogy. The trilogy is still available as separate volume ebooks for those who prefer shorter reads. The three volumes are ‘A Crack in the Line’, ‘Small Eternities’ and ‘The Underwood See’.The author welcomes questions or comments about these books, this story. Email him at wordybug@mac.com. The first volume of this trilogy was recommended by The American Library Association as one of the year’s most imaginative works of fiction. It was also shortlisted for:  The Michael L. Printz Award (US)The Georgia Peach Book Award (US)The Lancashire Children's Book of the Year AwardThe North-East of England Book Award&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;FROM REVIEWS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE BOOKS:‘The complexity of the storyline is not something that many authors could successfully handle: however, Lawrence has written with a truly cunning hand’ (Independent on Sunday, UK)'A spine-tingling thriller about parallel worlds. These are brilliant, thought-provoking novels about grief, responsibility and choice.' (The Times, London)'A thought-provoking tale packed with mystery and suspense' (The Bookseller)'The book's conclusion, with its shocking metamorphosis, is sure to spark passionate discussion' (Booklist Starred Review, US)'Emotionally wrenching yet satisfying' (Locus Magazine, US)‘This criminally under-rated sequence represents some the strongest and most influential contributions to teenage fiction in recent years.’ (Jake Hope, Achuka)
language: English
title: A Crack in the Line
titlecomplete: A Crack in the Line (The Aldous Lexicon #1)
genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Novels, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Teen, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery
ratings_count: 1599
series: Aldous Lexicon
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: North East Teenage Book Award
publisher: Watts Pub Group