When you’re fourteen, how do you save your world from the Great Decline and prepare for a quest to save a parallel world by stealing a nuclear bomb? It sounds ridiculous but David has some unique advantages.

On his world, he is the Duke of Barabourne and highly favoured by the king. Being young lets him be receptive to new ideas and being lost on a parallel world, fostered and going to school there gave him plenty to think about.

Of course, there are distractions. Being responsible for a wedding that would either be the biggest society event or the biggest scandal of the season is tricky. Discovering the extent of the corruption and poverty on his world was a shock. Experiencing some of that corruption was traumatic. Having an uncle, desperate to gain control, doesn’t help either.

David needs to consolidate his position before he begins his quest.

Join David and his friends in this, the second book of the Worlds Beyond Trilogy, as they tackle problems that governments could not solve while the biggest problem of all, the quest waits menacingly in the background.