Book three in the Carl Prescott series arrives in just two weeks! At the end of book 2, Carl Prescott and the Demon Queen, our hero learned that even though it is not possible, the priest and priestess who had joined Sylvia in the group hug, did form a new universe. As book 3 begins, Carl learns that several of his friends and professors have been sucked through a wormhole and are now in the other universe. Carl Prescott volunteers to venture there as well in order to save them. Sylvia chooses to join him on his new quest. Here is the description from the back cover:
When Carl Prescott stopped Sylvia, the Demon Queen, from destroying our universe, he sincerely believed his life could get back to normal again. Yet the duties of the Invisible Hand never end. Somehow, the priest and priestess who helped Sylvia did form another universe, and many of Carl’s friends were sucked through a wormhole and are now stranded there.
In order to rescue their friends, Carl and Sylvia must venture through the wormhole to enter the false universe. Their journey is fraught with danger as the God King and God Queen are not alone. Even though Carl carried Sylvia, Gabriel, and Constance out of the gravity wave, somehow they are in the false universe too. Another riddle that must be resolved before they can escape back to the real world.
The action and danger become more intense as Carl endures one outrageous challenge after another. To make matters worse, the existence of the false universe contradicts physics, and has already begun to come apart. Hopefully, Carl and his friends will not fizzle out of existence along with it.
This is how I would explain the plot:
Vengeful Gods takes a first peek into the possibility of another universe. Many friends of our hero have passed through a wormhole and become prisoners of the gods who created the false universe. Since they were not truly God, their creation has an expiration date that approaches quickly. The task becomes more complicated as Carl learns the truth of the false universe. In order to fulfill his obligation to Emmanuel, he must find a way to bring everything that slipped through the wormhole back home. Otherwise, anything remaining will cease to exist, including him and his friends. To make things worse, the gods of the false universe do not foresee their coming extinction, and will do anything to stop and destroy their only chance for survival.
Carl will face his worst fears, but Aida, Grace, Barbie, Burt, and Sylvia will be there to help and provide some much needed perspective. Even though Carl Prescott has crossed the Rope Bridge and accepted the truth of physical reality, now he has to learn what that truth means for him and existence itself.
As with all the books in the series, Vengeful Gods is action packed and full of surprises, many of which are unpleasant. Old and new friends, including the Rope Bridge, will be there to help. But even when his journey ends, it begins again.
This series is all about discovering the true nature of our existence and connection with the Most High. At this point, I believe book 4 will be the last in the series. Keep an eye out for Carl Prescott and the Riddle of Satan’s Cube.