Transcendent: Dark Swarm
Book 2 in the edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure series, perfect for teen readers and gamers
Published on 5. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-5101-1244-5 (ISBN)
Description
JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Join twin geniuses Jacob and Kira on an out-of-this-world mission to protect the planet in the second book in the Transcendent series.
'A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved' David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune series
Jacob and Kira have been launched into space by a top-secret agency called Transcendent. Their mission? Finish work on an invention with the power to clean up the Earth and stop climate change for good.
But they soon lose all communication with mission control and discover that a mysterious creature is closing in on them.
Meanwhile, an evil billionaire is determined to get rid of Transcendent so he can unleash a terrifying, mind-bending technology on the planet.
With two disasters looming, how will Jacob and Kira save the day when everything is at stake?
Two kids, one top-secret agency and an epic mission to save the world.
Praise for Book 1:
"High octane, high emotion, occasionally terrifying and utterly riveting... Crammed with action and cool technological gadgets and, to pack it all in, the pace is fast." - Reading Zone
"Fans of the Alex Rider series will love this adventure story" - Book Trust
'A cracking debut novel from Patrick Gallagher...the story races along at break-neck speed, diving through one plot twist after another. I turned the last page with a disappointed 'no!' as I longed for more and I'll be eagerly awaiting the sequel' - Books for Topics
'Sci-fi and adventure...the book was very enjoyable' - Books North reader aged 11 years
**School Reading List Picks of the Best Children's Books Coming Out in Summer**
'A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved' David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune series
Jacob and Kira have been launched into space by a top-secret agency called Transcendent. Their mission? Finish work on an invention with the power to clean up the Earth and stop climate change for good.
But they soon lose all communication with mission control and discover that a mysterious creature is closing in on them.
Meanwhile, an evil billionaire is determined to get rid of Transcendent so he can unleash a terrifying, mind-bending technology on the planet.
With two disasters looming, how will Jacob and Kira save the day when everything is at stake?
Two kids, one top-secret agency and an epic mission to save the world.
Praise for Book 1:
"High octane, high emotion, occasionally terrifying and utterly riveting... Crammed with action and cool technological gadgets and, to pack it all in, the pace is fast." - Reading Zone
"Fans of the Alex Rider series will love this adventure story" - Book Trust
'A cracking debut novel from Patrick Gallagher...the story races along at break-neck speed, diving through one plot twist after another. I turned the last page with a disappointed 'no!' as I longed for more and I'll be eagerly awaiting the sequel' - Books for Topics
'Sci-fi and adventure...the book was very enjoyable' - Books North reader aged 11 years
**School Reading List Picks of the Best Children's Books Coming Out in Summer**
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5101-1244-5 (9781510112445)
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent: Dark Swarm
Book 2 in the edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure series, perfect for teen readers and gamers
E-Book
06/2025
Orion Children's Books
€3.99
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Person
Patrick Gallagher is a primary school teacher from South London with roots in Goa in India and Donegal in Ireland. He studied English and American Literature with Creative Writing in both Kent and Maynooth and is a keen artist and violinist in his spare time.
Like lots of Goans of that generation, Patrick's mother was born and raised in Uganda and the time he himself has spent there inspired the spectacular backdrop to Transcendent.
Jacob and Kira's story has been years in the making. It draws not only on Patrick's experience of dual heritage but every science-fiction and adventure story he devoured as a child, every Doctor Who episode and Spider-Man cartoon, every comic or short story he scribbled on scrap paper, every daydream on long car journeys.
To Patrick's class and every other child reading Transcendent, he would like to say this: if you love writing stories, keep going.
You never know. You might just never stop.
Like lots of Goans of that generation, Patrick's mother was born and raised in Uganda and the time he himself has spent there inspired the spectacular backdrop to Transcendent.
Jacob and Kira's story has been years in the making. It draws not only on Patrick's experience of dual heritage but every science-fiction and adventure story he devoured as a child, every Doctor Who episode and Spider-Man cartoon, every comic or short story he scribbled on scrap paper, every daydream on long car journeys.
To Patrick's class and every other child reading Transcendent, he would like to say this: if you love writing stories, keep going.
You never know. You might just never stop.