The Whisper: The Riverman Trilogy, Book II

by Aaron Starmer

Overview

Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary has washed up on shore. But where? It seems to be Aquavania, the magical realm where children create entire worlds from their imagination. There's something wrong, though. The creators have disappeared and the worlds are falling apart. All Alistair wants is to find his friend Fiona Loomis and go home. Easier said than done. Animals made of starlight, a megalomaniacal boy king, and astronauts who peddle riddles are hard enough to outwit, but they're only the beginning. To find Fiona, Alistair must travel from world to world. He must confront the mistakes of his past. And he must face countless monsters, including the soul-stealing stalker that some people call the Riverman, the merciless but misunderstood servant of Aquavania who refers to himself as the Whisper.

The Whisperby Aaron Starmer is the second book in the middle grade Riverman Trilogy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250073365
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Series:	Riverman Trilogy Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	740L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Aaron Starmer was born in northern California, raised in the suburbs of Syracuse, New York, and educated at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. His novels for young readers include The Storyteller, The Whisper, and The Riverman. He lives with his family in Stowe, Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

Starmer has constructed a multitude of worlds here, all tied to power of creation, and the boredom that ultimate power ultimately bestows.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“In this sequel to The Riverman, 12-year-old Alistair Cleary travels to a parallel world searching for his missing friend, Fiona . . . A riveting, imaginative, disconcerting, inscrutable, unresolved sequel, guaranteed to leave readers anxious for the finale.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Fantasy lovers up to the challenge will devour The Whisper and crave the third book in the trilogy.” —VOYA

From the Publisher

★ 2014-12-06
In this sequel to The Riverman (2014), 12-year-old Alistair Cleary travels to a parallel world searching for his missing friend, Fiona.Convinced that Fiona's trapped in one of Aquavania's worlds and his childhood friend Charlie's somehow involved, Alistair, whose "curiosity…sometimes lapse[s] into foolishness," accesses a liquid portal in Fiona's basement and lands in Mahaloo, Aquavania's master entryway. Here he learns that kids like Fiona who created Aquavania's worlds are "daydreamers," the creatures they create are "figments," and outsiders like him are "swimmers"—and a creature known as the Whisper is sucking away daydreamers' souls and subsequently controlling their worlds. Racing to find Fiona before the Whisper does, Alistair travels from one bizarre world to the next, where he's manipulated and betrayed by surreal figments. Meanwhile, flashbacks of his twisted relationship with Charlie lead him to suspect his old friend is playing a dangerous game, and Alistair is "It." Inclusion of a back story of Aquavania's origins and history about Charlie and Fiona add mythic depth, fleshing out this tale of a timid hero who learns to trust his intuition as he confronts his past and faces a bewildering reality. A riveting, imaginative, disconcerting, inscrutable, unresolved sequel, guaranteed to leave readers anxious for the finale. (Fantasy. 10-14)

Kirkus Reviews