Fractured (Book 1) (A Tale of Apparatum)

Two worlds. One destiny. This coming-of-age, parallel-dimension story brings sci-fi and fantasy together in equal measure. Follow the journey of two boys as they flee their oppressive homes and set out across the wastelands...

The world of Apparatum is divided. To the west lies the high-tech city of Apparati, governed by a corrupt mayor and his brutal military general. To the east, spread around the mountains and forests, the seven enclaves of Apparata are ruled by an overbearing sovereign and his evil chancellor. Between them lies the Ruins, or the Broken Lands – all that's left of a sprawling civilization before it fractured.

Hundreds of years have passed, and neither world knows the other exists.

Laws are harsh. Two young fugitives – Kyle from the city and Logan from the enclaves – escape their homes and set out into the wastelands to forge a new life. But their destinies are intertwined, for the separate worlds of Apparati and Apparata are two faces of the same coin... and it turns out that everyone has a twin.

This novel is the first of a 2-part story, although the book is complete in itself. The second book, UNEARTHED, takes the story deep underground. For sci-fi and fantasy fans aged 10 and up.

Keith Robinson is a writer of fantasy fiction for middle-grade readers and young adults. His ISLAND OF FOG series has received extremely positive feedback from readers of all ages including Piers Anthony (best-selling author of the Magic of Xanth series) and Writer's Digest. Also the author of QUINCY'S CURSE and the SLEEP WRITER series. Brian Clopper is a 5th grade teacher in North Carolina whose comic book work has garnered praise from the likes of Lincoln Child, Mark Crilley and Piers Anthony. One of his projects, IMAGINATION ROCKET, even received an Eisner nomination. He have done numerous author talks on brainstorming with odd pairings, changing expectations and randomizing through both public schools and libraries.