Victor von Doom has scoured across time, space, and countless dimensions and yet has never been closer to the home he’s been searching for. At long last, he has found the reality with his son, Franklin, a boy who welcomes him with open arms.
However, soon after they meet, Victor discovers the boy was never a von Doom, but a Richards; the son of his arch-nemesis Reed Richards. Blinded by the sting of this loss, Victor von Doom will simply use Franklin and his powers as the key to ensuring the Multiverse can never break his heart again.
With Doctor Doom only a heartbeat away from gaining unlimited control over all reality in every universe, America Chavez must gather a team of nexus beings from across the Multiverse to make one last stand. Loki, the Scarlet Witch, Kitty Pryde, and Venom-Moon Knight must give up the comfort and safety of their own universes to take up arms as a new band of Avengers to save everything they've ever known and everyone they've ever loved.
DaVaun Sanders (he/him) resides in Phoenix, Arizona. His short fiction has appeared in FIYAH, PodCastle, Broken Eye Books, Dancing Star Press, the New York Times bestselling anthology, Black Boy Joy, and elsewhere. He continues to expand his work in children's SFF, for his own twins and kids everywhere who deserve to enjoy inclusive stories. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @davaunsanders for Rottie shenanigans, #twinlife updates, and occasional writerly things.
i listened to the audiobook, which is well-narrated by Kevin R. Free (who you may know from the Murderbot series), definitely worth the experience!
this book is the culmination of the What If.. novels. i enjoyed the entire series and was looking forward to the release of this book and I wasn't disappointed, truly a treat to listen to! the vibes of all previous books are woven together expertly, making for a nice blend between lore, action and personal journeys. it's difficult to say more without revealing spoilers, but if you enjoyed the previous novels I'd definitely recommend this!
I'm going to check out the author's other works, tying together a franchise series written by several authors is no small feat, and DaVaun Sanders certainly rose to the challenge.