The In-Between is the unique passage between all universes. Outside time and space, the In-Between acts to separate universes, above all in terms of identity. As such, it functions as a brake on change and innovation flowing from one universe to another. When Ellie’s grandfather tries to encourage her to go on a mission through the In-Between to find a remedy for his wife’s dementia, he has no idea how this natural resistance to change will thwart his plans. So it’s no wonder that he can’t know that her role will not be limited to saving a loved-one’s life, but rather to coaxing whole civilisations to change.
Alan McCluskey lives amid the vineyards in a small Swiss village between three lakes and a range of mountains. His latest published novel is entitled Stories People Tell. He has also published Boy & Girl and its sequel In Search of Lost Girls. He published three novels in The Storyteller’s Quest series: The Reaches, The Keeper’s Daughter and The Starless Square.