THE WORLDS OF KEVIN
Every world Kevin discovers gives him someone new to care about—and someone new to worry about.
Meet the friends, family, aliens and enemies whose choices carry Kevin across Earth, Taconia and the furthest reaches of the trilogy.
MAIN CAST
Four lives connected by impossible technology, broken timelines and promises that refuse to die.
THE CENTRAL CHARACTER
“If everyone says it was a dream, Kevin starts looking for proof.”
Kevin is twelve, impulsive, loyal and never quite as frightened as he probably ought to be. His search for the truth carries him through alien worlds, fractured dimensions and the mystery surrounding the parents he refuses to give up on.
First appearance: The Four Rings
KEVIN'S CLOSEST FRIEND
“He treated every danger seriously—especially Kevin's ideas.”
Thoughtful, observant and methodical, Kieran is the quiet balance to Kevin's impulsiveness. He has survived isolation, captivity and worlds he never knew existed, yet his strongest reason to keep going is simple: he wants to get home to his family.
First appearance: The Four Rings
MENTOR, EXPLORER, RELUCTANT GUARDIAN
“Nivek always had a plan. The worrying part was when he admitted he didn't.”
Calm, precise and more compassionate than he likes to show, Nivek becomes Kevin's guide through dangers neither of them fully understands. His knowledge saves lives, while his loyalty gradually turns a difficult mission into something much more personal.
First appearance: The Four Rings
SCIENTIST AND KEEPER OF DANGEROUS TRUTHS
“Kanor called him Lord. Kevin still wasn't sure whether to feel important or worried.”
Kanor is a Horodian scientist whose knowledge reaches into cloning, lost histories and the technology reshaping Kevin's life. Formal, intelligent and difficult to read, he may understand Kevin's importance long before Kevin does.
First appearance: The Dra-Conian War
FAMILY, ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES
Some offer Kevin a way home. Some stand between him and it. A few are much harder to understand.
KEVIN'S LINK TO EARTH
“A spaceship was a very large thing to leave out of a conversation.”
Finn is practical, loyal and willing to challenge Kevin when everyone else is either protecting him or dismissing him. When Kevin needs someone on Earth to believe the impossible, Finn becomes the friend trusted with the truth.
First appearance: The Four Rings
KEVIN'S EMOTIONAL ANCHOR
“Don't panic. Think first.”
Warm, protective and never far from Kevin's thoughts, Mum is the voice he reaches for whenever the universe stops making sense. The truth of what happened to her lies at the centre of Kevin's journey.
First appearance: The Four Rings
THE FATHER KEVIN REFUSES TO FORGET
“I'm here. I'm not leaving you again.”
Reported dead nine years earlier, Kevin's dad becomes living proof that the official story may not be the whole truth. Protective, dryly funny and determined to bring his son home, he gives Kevin something worth risking everything to recover.
First appearance: The Four Rings
THE PERSON WAITING AT HOME
“Ah, there ye are, pet.”
Loving, watchful and carrying more grief than Kevin first understands, Gran tries to keep him safe after the hospital. Her fear of losing him again makes Kevin's decision to leave one of the hardest—and most important—choices in the trilogy.
First appearance: The Four Rings
A DANGEROUS FIGURE FROM NIVEK'S WORLD
“You think you understand them. You don't.”
Leinad's choices place Earth in danger and pull Nivek into a conflict where friendship matters as much as duty. His place in the broken sequence of events makes him both a threat and a key to understanding what really happened.
First appearance: The Four Rings
TRAINER AND DISCIPLINARIAN
“Training only looks unnecessary until the danger begins.”
Chixulu prepares Kevin for threats far beyond an ordinary twelve-year-old's experience. Demanding and difficult to impress, the trainer recognises that Kevin's courage needs discipline if it is going to keep anyone alive.
First appearance: The Dra-Conian War
GUARDIAN CREATURE
“Not every guardian looks pleased to see the person it protects.”
Powerful, watchful and difficult to ignore, Docar stands between vulnerable people and the dangers closing around them. The creature's presence is reassuring only after Kevin learns which side it is on.
Introduced in Book Three
ANCIENT KEEPER OF THE MOUNTAIN
“Time is negotiable.”
Ancient, lonely and terrifying, Bolesh controls the web—and something much stranger than web. Her bargain forces Kevin and the others to risk their lives, but her trust also gives them the only chance of escaping the mountain.
Introduced in Book Two
SCIENTIST
“The Power Cell could change everything—if Leinad could be persuaded to reveal its secrets.”
Intelligent, determined and intensely curious, Professor Sharpe leads the investigation into the alien Power Cell. He believes Leinad knows far more about its purpose and capabilities than he is willing to admit, and Professor Sharpe intends to uncover the truth.
Introduced in The Four Rings
AIR FORCE COMMANDER
“Lock those doors. No one leaves.”
Franks responds to alien technology as a military threat and acts before Kevin can explain what is at stake. His determination to secure the base places him directly in the path of Nivek, Leinad and a damaged ship trying to escape Earth.
Introduced in Book Two
ECHOES, GUIDES OR SOMETHING ELSE
“Too big. Too close. Too Kevin.”
Three hovering figures who appear to reflect Kevin, Paul and Nivek—although they sometimes know far more than reflections should. Irritating, unsettling and occasionally useful, they make every dangerous situation slightly stranger.
Introduced in Book Two
THE LAST OF THE FLOWING KIND
“Return what was taken. Restore the fluidity.”
The ancient creature beneath the lake is the last survivor of a species destroyed when the Skolraw drained its world. Kevin's impulsive mistake wakes it, but his compassion turns a terrifying encounter into an unexpected alliance.
Introduced in Book Two
THREE BOOKS · MANY WORLDS
Follow Kevin as friendship, family and one impossible mistake draw him deeper into a universe where even memory cannot always be trusted.
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