Böcker av Diana Peterfreund

Perfect for budding scientists and history buffs, as well as fans of The Goonies and Rick Riordan, Infinity Base is the thrilling finale to the Omega City series, from acclaimed author Diana Peterfreund.Gillian Seagret thought she knew everything about the secrets of Omega City, the mysteries of the rocket scientist Dr. Underberg, and the evil conspiracies of the organization called the Shepherds. But she's about to learn that uncovering the truth is the easy part. You also have to fight for it.Now Gillian's father has been taken captive, and she and her friends are trapped in the Shepherds' hidden base. The only person who can help them is a rogue Shepherd, but she has plans of her own, and no one?least of all Gillian's mother?is sure they can trust her.New clues to Underberg's past lead them back into an utterly transformed Omega City and farther than they even imagined, into outer space. There, Gillian, Eric, Savannah, and Howard discover the Shepherds' most precious secret, and they realize there's more at stake than simply their family and Underberg's legacy?they also have to save the world.Full of thrilling adventure, cliffhangers, and conspiracies, this epic conclusion to the Omega City series is not to be missed.

The first middle grade novel in an exciting new series from acclaimed author Diana Peterfreund, perfect for fans of The Goonies and City of Ember. Gillian Seagret doesn't listen to people who say her father's a crackpot. His conspiracy theories about the lost technology of Cold War-era rocket scientist Dr. Aloysius Underberg may have cost him his job and forced them to move to a cottage in the sticks, but Gillian knows he's right and plans to prove it. When she discovers a missing page from Dr. Underberg's diary in her father's office, she thinks she's found a big piece of the puzzle?a space-themed riddle promising to lead to Underberg's greatest invention. Enlisting the help of her brother, Eric, her best friend, Savannah, and Howard, their NASA-obsessed schoolmate, Gillian sets off into the ruins of a vast doomsday bunker deep within the earth.But they aren't alone inside its dark and flooded halls. Now Gillian and her friends must race to explore Omega City and find the answers they need. For while Gillian wants to save her dad's reputation by bringing Dr. Underberg's secrets to light, others will stop at nothing to make sure they stay buried . . . forever.