"It alternated between hilarious and chilling?and at odd moments I found it comforting, too. I think growing up in a faith tradition that repressed questioning and critical thinking made some of us more comfortable with questions that answers, and art is always a good place to work that out." ?Kristen, Goodreads
Book 2 of 3
After being exiled from God's campground, Edward and the rest of campers must find their place in the Wilderness where factions struggle to control the fate of the Island. The End of the World isn't the End of the Story. Sixty-three souls plucked from Heaven are thrust into an experimental new universe. Haunted by the dark memories of their past lives on Earth and forced to live in an isolated community, a small group bands together to strike out into the new world and uncover the secrets of the Island. This is the second of three novels about Edward and the rest of the exiles trapped in a beta test conducted by their despondent god.
Autorentext
Martin and Weinke debuted with 2008's "the dominant hand," which The Tulsa World predicted to be the "cult classic of our generation."
Despite rumors that the team were splitting up after only one book, the pair have committed to three books in three years starting with 2010's "Edward and the Island."
The dark comedy set in heaven follows the struggles of a group of children trying to adapt to an Island created as an experiment for a new universe.