Point Zenith (Paperback)
Chad Prevost
Sold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
New - Soft cover
Condition: New
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Point Zenith is the second book in the UBU Adventure series, an interactive fiction format from IF/THEN Books. The reader becomes the Inventor, one of the Originals on a flooding planet called Point Zenith in the year 2676. The Hydrolizer you built once saved the planet from cycles of flood and drought. Now Point Zenith is flooding again, and 200 million Clones believe your invention is the cause.Can you trust Eleutheria, the AI that organizes Point Zenith life and decides who may attempt a Leap Frog Event into another universe? Can you trust the Original Board? Can you trust the Clones who outnumber the Originals on every continent? Can you trust yourself?Point Zenith may be the most challenging interactive book the UBU Adventure series has produced. It offers many choices, often more than two options at a time, and many of those choices loop back on themselves. Think of it less as a tree and more as a maze. There are only seven endings: three generally Good and four generally Bad. No one said it would be easy. It is hard figuring out the best solution for surviving a flooding planet.For young adult readers ages 14 to 17 ready for a science fiction novel where every choice has weight, and where survival, identity, and trust are not the same thing.About IF/THEN Books. IF/THEN Books publishes interactive fiction for young readers under three series: the Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures for middle grade detectives (ages 10 to 13), the UBU Adventure series for young adult readers ready for higher stakes (ages 14 to 17), and the Classic Adventures line that revisits public-domain favorites in interactive form. Every IF/THEN book is built around the same idea: every choice is a real choice. No throwaway forks, no false branches, no screens required. An imprint of Crossroads Press in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Free reader extras. Visit crossroadspublishing.group/extras/point-zenith for two free downloads: the complete Decision Tree Matrix mapping all 7 endings and the discussion guide built for high school classrooms and book clubs. Both PDFs are printable, share-friendly, and yours for an email address.For teachers, librarians, and book clubs. Chad Prevost is available for author readings, classroom visits, library events, and book club drop-ins, in person around the southeastern United States and over Zoom anywhere else. Inquire through the contact page at crossroadspublishing.group.The UBU Adventure Series continues with The Unchosen: Frankenstein. You are the Inventor, one of the Originals on a planet called Point Zenith. The year is 2676. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Point Zenith is the second book in the UBU Adventure series, an interactive fiction format from IF/THEN Books. The reader becomes the Inventor, one of the Originals on a flooding planet called Point Zenith in the year 2676. The Hydrolizer you built once saved the planet from cycles of flood and drought. Now Point Zenith is flooding again, and 200 million Clones believe your invention is the cause.
Can you trust Eleutheria, the AI that organizes Point Zenith life and decides who may attempt a Leap Frog Event into another universe? Can you trust the Original Board? Can you trust the Clones who outnumber the Originals on every continent? Can you trust yourself?
Point Zenith may be the most challenging interactive book the UBU Adventure series has produced. It offers many choices, often more than two options at a time, and many of those choices loop back on themselves. Think of it less as a tree and more as a maze. There are only seven endings: three generally Good and four generally Bad. No one said it would be easy. It is hard figuring out the best solution for surviving a flooding planet.
For young adult readers ages 14 to 17 ready for a science fiction novel where every choice has weight, and where survival, identity, and trust are not the same thing.
About IF/THEN Books. IF/THEN Books publishes interactive fiction for young readers under three series: the Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures for middle grade detectives (ages 10 to 13), the UBU Adventure series for young adult readers ready for higher stakes (ages 14 to 17), and the Classic Adventures line that revisits public-domain favorites in interactive form. Every IF/THEN book is built around the same idea: every choice is a real choice. No throwaway forks, no false branches, no screens required. An imprint of Crossroads Press in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Free reader extras. Visit chadprevost.com/point-zenith for two free downloads: the complete Decision Tree Matrix mapping all 7 endings and the discussion guide built for high school classrooms and book clubs. Both PDFs are printable, share-friendly, and yours for an email address.
For teachers, librarians, and book clubs. Chad Prevost is available for author readings, classroom visits, library events, and book club drop-ins, in person around the southeastern United States and over Zoom anywhere else. Inquire through the contact page at crossroadspublishing.group.
The UBU Adventure Series continues with The Unchosen: Frankenstein.
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