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A Hundred Thousand Worlds
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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A Hundred Thousand Worlds
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Publisher's Summary
Valerie Torrey took her son, Alex, and fled Los Angeles six years ago - leaving both her role on a cult sci-fi TV show and her costar husband after a tragedy blew their small family apart. Now Val must reunite nine-year-old Alex with his estranged father, so they set out on a road trip from New York, Val making appearances at comic book conventions along the way.
As they travel west, encountering superheroes, monsters, time travelers, and robots, Val and Alex are drawn into the orbit of the comic-con regulars, from a hapless 20-something illustrator to a brilliant corporate comics writer struggling with her industry's old-school ways to a group of cosplay women who provide a chorus of knowing commentary. For Alex this world is a magical place where fiction becomes reality, but as they get closer to their destination, he begins to realize that the story his mother is telling him about their journey might have a very different ending than he imagined.
A knowing and affectionate portrait of the geeky pleasures of fandom, A Hundred Thousand Worlds is also a tribute to the fierce and complicated love between a mother and son - and to the way the stories we create come to shape us.
What the critics say
"With enthralling characters and tons of heart, this read (much like a good con) has something for everyone." (Bustle)
"A perfect summer read for the Comic-Con crowd... Anybody up on superheroes and X-Files will have a lot to love here."(USA Today)
"Comic-Con age's definitive novel about a road trip through geek culture." (The Wall Street Journal, Speakeasy Podcast)