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The Sleep Writer #3
Caleb's World
Ant's premonition of his friend's house being annihilated comes true when Liam's house is destroyed one Saturday evening – but not by a dreaded laser bolt from space. Instead, a massive sinkhole opens up and plunges the house deep underground with Liam and Madison inside. Could this be the work of eight-year-old Caleb, the mysterious, all-powerful, long-lost son of Ant's chauffeur? If so, he's created an incredible and frightening underground world...
This is the third book in the Sleep Writer sci-fi adventure series.
This is the third book in the Sleep Writer sci-fi adventure series.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2015
About the author
Keith Robinson
45 books115 followersKeith Robinson is the author of the ISLAND OF FOG fantasy shapeshifter series for all ages, featuring creatures from myth and legend. Currently 15 books.
Also available is the ISLAND OF FOG LEGACIES series, currently 5 books. This series takes place 20 years after the original adventures.
Visit the official Island of Fog page for more information. And don't forget the ISLAND OF FOG CHRONICLES, currently 3 books.
Keith is also the author of the Sleep Writer series, the spooky Darkhill Scary Stories, a standalone novel Quincy's Curse, and the co-author of two Fractured books with Brian Clopper.
By day, Keith is a self-employed website designer. Originally from England, he moved to the United States in 2001 where he now resides in the sticks of Chickamauga, Georgia.
Also available is the ISLAND OF FOG LEGACIES series, currently 5 books. This series takes place 20 years after the original adventures.
Visit the official Island of Fog page for more information. And don't forget the ISLAND OF FOG CHRONICLES, currently 3 books.
Keith is also the author of the Sleep Writer series, the spooky Darkhill Scary Stories, a standalone novel Quincy's Curse, and the co-author of two Fractured books with Brian Clopper.
By day, Keith is a self-employed website designer. Originally from England, he moved to the United States in 2001 where he now resides in the sticks of Chickamauga, Georgia.
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June 13, 2019
Love this series!
Love this series. Very well written. Can’t wait to read it to my grandson. Keep it up! Excited to read the next book!
Love this series. Very well written. Can’t wait to read it to my grandson. Keep it up! Excited to read the next book!
August 25, 2019
Very entertaining and original concept. Fun to read
October 31, 2015
Caleb's World is the third book in the wonderful Sleep Writer series by Keith Robinson. This volume trades wormholes for a hole of a different sort-- a massive sinkhole.
Building from Barton's back story in Robot Blood, we are drawn into the world of his powerful son when Liam and Maddison are pulled into the bowels of the planet and delivered to the young boy's hidden world. Caleb's World resides underground and is a magical place with some very dark glitches. Caleb may be a bonafide creator, able to build things from out of thin air that work and function as long as you don't delve to deep into their inner mechanisms, but he isn't perfect.
Liam is the first to encounter the flaws in this idyllic world, flaws that are downright chilling. Robinson does an excellent job of creating fear with the mysterious Lurkers. The scene at the fast food restaurant really worked for me. But creepier than the Lurkers ranging around outside the fast food joint was how unearthly the establishment's patrons acted. Liam's discovery of the customers and their limited roles was one of my favorites.
Once again, Robinson infuses his characters with a wit and strong sense of investigative logic. Watching Liam figure things out is a delight. He is cerebral without being too austerely scientific in his deductions.
The climax is a whirlwind, featuring two standout fire-breathers: a dragon and a toppling volcano.
While I liked seeing Liam and Madison fight their way to freedom, Ant is given a minor role. I am eager to see all three go on an adventure together in the next volume. I find I like the interplay of the trio much like it was from the first book. Robot Blood and Caleb's World didn't give me enough of the Ant fix I crave.
I love the characters Robinson is meticulously developing in this series. I can see Sleep Writer going on for many volumes. The potential for exotic settings is so wide open and I firmly believe this author knows what to do with that narrative gift.
I can't wait to see what happens next.
Building from Barton's back story in Robot Blood, we are drawn into the world of his powerful son when Liam and Maddison are pulled into the bowels of the planet and delivered to the young boy's hidden world. Caleb's World resides underground and is a magical place with some very dark glitches. Caleb may be a bonafide creator, able to build things from out of thin air that work and function as long as you don't delve to deep into their inner mechanisms, but he isn't perfect.
Liam is the first to encounter the flaws in this idyllic world, flaws that are downright chilling. Robinson does an excellent job of creating fear with the mysterious Lurkers. The scene at the fast food restaurant really worked for me. But creepier than the Lurkers ranging around outside the fast food joint was how unearthly the establishment's patrons acted. Liam's discovery of the customers and their limited roles was one of my favorites.
Once again, Robinson infuses his characters with a wit and strong sense of investigative logic. Watching Liam figure things out is a delight. He is cerebral without being too austerely scientific in his deductions.
The climax is a whirlwind, featuring two standout fire-breathers: a dragon and a toppling volcano.
While I liked seeing Liam and Madison fight their way to freedom, Ant is given a minor role. I am eager to see all three go on an adventure together in the next volume. I find I like the interplay of the trio much like it was from the first book. Robot Blood and Caleb's World didn't give me enough of the Ant fix I crave.
I love the characters Robinson is meticulously developing in this series. I can see Sleep Writer going on for many volumes. The potential for exotic settings is so wide open and I firmly believe this author knows what to do with that narrative gift.
I can't wait to see what happens next.
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