Available for download later in 2010. Paraworld Zero, written by Matthew Peterson, hit two bestseller lists and won, placed or honored in over 15 contests, including the ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, the Mom's Choice Award, and the Moonbeam Children's Book Award. Reviewers are calling it a "Harry Potter meets Star Wars!"

Description: Twelve-year-old earthling, Simon Kent, stumbles upon a secret that thrusts him into a bizarre adventure filled with magic, technology and deadly out-of-this-world creatures. He discovers a true friend, confronts his inner demons and becomes the savior to a peculiar race of people, when all he truly wants is to find his way back home.

Parallel to Simon's adventures is a mystery involving a catlike spy and a magical swordsman who both struggle to maintain peace among the paraworlds. But evil lurks in unexpected places, and few people can be trusted. Their paths ultimately lead them to Simon: the one boy who might be able to prevent the biggest assassination attempt in the known paraverse.

Listen to the first chapter here.

View a sample of the PDF E-Book here (requires Adobe Acrobat).

30 illustrations. Rated: Pre-Teen. Published by Parallel Worlds LLC