Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

Xavier Oaks doesn't particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad's pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it's only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only... one morning he wakes up and the house isn't where it was before. It's like it's been lifted and placed... somewhere else.

When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there's no one else around...

Until, three years later, another family arrives.

Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers -- and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice.

In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds to a heart-stopping pitch in drawing a story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity's eventual fate.

KENNETH OPPEL is the author of a number of children's books. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy, which has been transformed into an animated TV series and a stage play, has sold over a million copies worldwide. Michael L. Smith Award was given to Airborn. The sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was awarded Children's Novel of the Year by The Times (London). It also won the Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General's Literary Award. Half Brother, This Evil Endeavor, Such Wicked Intent, The Unbound, The Nest, and Every Hidden Thing are among his other works.

Kenneth Oppel was born on Vancouver Island and has resided in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, England, and Ireland. With his wife and children, he now lives in Toronto.