Secret Origins

By James Riley

Part of the Story Thieves series

Can Bethany and Owen defeat the Dark in a world without heroes?

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384 pages· 67,780 words· Est. 12.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Bethany and Owen venture into a comic book world where darkness reigns. With heroes vanished and villains cowering, they must uncover the truth behind the Dark's power. As they seek to rescue Bethany's father and free the imprisoned Doc Twilight, they face a daunting challenge: how to fight without superpowers. Old friends and new allies may hold the key, but secrets from Bethany's past could change everything. Who is the mysterious Nobody, and what is the true story behind the Dark's rise? Dive into a world where the line between hero and villain blurs.

From the publisher

Bethany travels to a new fictional world to rescue her father in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves–which was called a “fast-paced, action-packed tale” by School Library Journal–from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy. Owen and Bethany have sworn off jumping into books for good. But they didn’t make any promises about not jumping through strange portals that lead to a comic book world. Jupiter City was once filled with brightly costumed superheroes and villains, but nowadays, there’s nothing left but the Dark. Even the villains are terrified of the Dark’s shadows, and most of the heroes have either disappeared or been lost to mind control. The one hero who might have stopped all of this, Doc Twilight, has been imprisoned by the Dark. But who is Doc Twilight really? And how can Bethany and Owen defeat the Dark without superpowers of their own? They’ll definitely need the help of some old friends and new allies to bring the light back to Jupiter City, and find out the truth behind the Dark. It all comes back to Bethany’s own secret origins. What really happened when her fictional father disappeared years ago? Who is Nobody, and why is he writing these Story Thieves books? And what kind of supervillain name is The Rotten Banana?

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