The Chamber in the Sky
The Norumbegan Quartet #4
“Better-read fans will discern strains from Swift, Tolkien, Burroughs and others (not to mention Grey’s Anatomy and Fantastic Voyage) within this climactic orchestral cacophony of ickiness and farce.” — Kirkus Reviews
Scholastic (2012)
ISBN: 9780545334938
Ages: 8-12
Titles in The Norumbegan Quartet
The Fourth and Final Volume of the Norumbegan Quartet.
Brian and Gregory are trapped in a world that is falling apart. Invaders are at the gates. The land and seas are in upheaval. The rich are oblivious and everyone else is completely ignored.
It’s bad enough that Brian and Gregory can’t find a way to escape. But they also know that if New Norumbega falls, so too will Earth. The Thusser invaders have already taken one part of Vermont completely hostage, gorging power by sucking on people’s dreams. It’s only going to get worse from there.
Brian, Gregory, and their companion, the regal Gwynyfer, need help, and they need it now. Their only hope? A chamber that contains an off-switch for all the chaos. The hitch? This chamber has been traveling for years and years. Nobody knows where it is … but Brian, Gregory, and Gwynyfer have to find it before civilization crumbles and humanity is extinguished.
(The conclusion to the series: The Game of Sunken Places, The Suburb Beyond the Stars, and The Empire of Gut and Bone.)
Reviews
“Better-read fans will discern strains from Swift, Tolkien, Burroughs and others (not to mention Grey’s Anatomy and Fantastic Voyage) within this climactic orchestral cacophony of ickiness and farce.” — Kirkus Reviews