The exciting follow-up to Mightier Than the Sword, the humorous and fantastical interactive middle-grade novel which needs you, the reader, to get in on the action!The second book set in Astorya places
you back in the driver's seat. You're a real human being (we assume), and in this fictional world, that makes you a superhero. Armed with your trusty pencil, you have the power to create. What you write, draw, or scribble in the book becomes part of the story!
With Queen Rulette gone, and Astorya returning to normal, you decide to journey to Astorya's Other Side, a place of monsters and mayhem, to hide the original Original forever.
Surely nothing bad could happen to Astorya's precious document there, right? But when the plan goes awry and digital doppelgangers are unleashed on the world, once again only you can save the day.
Write, draw, and puzzle your way through a hilarious adventure story that is unique to every reader! And, most importantly, prove that the pencil is mightier than the sword.
Readers and reviewers praise Mightier for being "wholly original," "in a category all its own," "not like any book I've ever read before," and "an experience like no other." Others compare it to:
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
- The Day My Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths
- Captain Underpants and Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
- Choose Your Own Adventure Books
- Mad Libs
Reviewers have also hailed Mightier as a "great gift book," saying "kids are going to love it" and "grab it for birthday gifts."
Alana Harrison and Drew Callander have spent their lives telling stories and cracking jokes. Alana graduated from The College of William and Mary with a degree in Comedic Writing and Performance. Drew graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Fiction Writing. Together they have created cartoons and short films with Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, John Oliver, and Kristen Schaal. Their work as writers and improv comedians has aired on Sirius XM Radio, NBC, and Comedy Central. Mightier Than the Sword is their first book series.
They live with their two kids and one exquisitely talented cat (none of whom help with the dishes).
Ryan Andrews lives in the Japanese countryside, with his wife, two kids, and their dog, Lucky. A friendly Kodama or two have been known to take up residence in the giant acorn tree that shades the house. Ryan often works at his drawing desk in the early-morning hours, to the sound of rummaging wild boar and badgers, who come from the surrounding forest seeking out shiitake mushrooms and fallen chestnuts.
