This was a great book! It follows how Jason Walker is transported back to earth after spending months in Syrian. He knows that he has things that he still must do in Syrian. He decides to try and find a way back. The problem is that if he doesn't travel through the portal correctly, he will die. What happens next? You'll have to read the book to find out.

— Brandon Mull

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

— Brandon Mull

Wasn't that awesome?" Seth asked. Warren cocked his head, his expression mildly embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Kendra--it was pretty cool."" All boys belong in insane asylums," Kendra said.

— Brandon Mull

What'll you do if you can't find a way to cure him?" Seth asked. Dale paused. "I'll never know that day has come, because I'll never stop trying.

— Brandon Mull

What you call idiot points, I call awesome dollars. ~Seth

— Brandon Mull

When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.

— Brandon Mull

You look tired," Rachel told Jason." I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time."" Can't you?" Ferris asked, joining them at the little cascade. "I always imagined that you could sleep rolling down a mountainside in a barrel."" I probably could today," Jason conceded.

— Brandon Mull

Your attempt was valiant, but the fight was unfair. He was a seasoned warrior, fully armored. You were a lad with a short sword. You have a brave heart. That can be more important than size or strength.

— Brandon Mull

You’re free to dream however you wish,” Collin teased. “But don’t ask the rest of us to share your unrealistic—”“Then don’t ask us to share your weakness!” Jason interrupted.

— Brandon Mull

...your mind was seizing on something to try to make sense of the emotion... Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day?

— Brandon Mull