When Russell discovers a strange glowing shard deep in the woods, he and his mom are pulled through a mysterious portal into a collapsing world of ruined cities, corrupted machines, and living static.
Trapped inside the dying portal network, Russell learns that the shard is part of an ancient key powerful enough to control the entire system. Hunted by the terrifying Glitch King and guided by a nervous floating robot named Nine, Russell must travel across dangerous wastelands, forgotten ruins, and the heart of the Mainframe itself to find the remaining keys before time runs out.
But the deeper they go, the darker the truth becomes.
The Glitch King was once human.
The portal was never truly safe.
And beneath the towering structure known as the Edge, something ancient is beginning to wake up.
Now Russell must make an impossible choice:
close the portal forever…
or risk unleashing a force beyond reality itself.
A thrilling glitch-horror adventure filled with mystery, danger, corrupted worlds, and impossible discoveries.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 20, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781105285387
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Preston Maggard
Specifications
- Pages
- 354
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)