IF Series by Clayton Smith
IF #2
Boundarylands
Clayton Smith
Welcome to the Boundarylands—a world as limitless as imagination itself.
Colemine and his friends have stepped into a strange, wonderful, and terrifying new world where dreams and nightmares hold sway. Broken is lost in this swirling world of constantly-shifting lands, and the only one who can pinpoint him is the Royal, the ruler of the realm who dwells in the Pinch, right in the heart of the kingdom. But the Royal is a growing malicious presence, and their journey to the Pinch won’t be an easy task—especially because every new region is another extraordinary challenge, and when it comes to the world of dreams and imagination, delight and danger lie in wait in equal measure.
Then there’s the Royal himself, who has taken notice of the children, and with the help of a sadistic dentist and a cruel ruffian general, he’ll stop at nothing to destroy the real-worlders whose very existence threatens his control of the Boundarylands.
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IF #3
Gods and Monsters
Clayton Smith
As their journey through the Boundarylands continues, Cole Slawson and his friends are beginning to discover the truth of the danger that lurks within the heart of imagination. The Royal’s power is growing ever stronger, and his desire to destroy the children increases every moment. But the travelers can’t focus on the dangers of the Pinch just yet—there are gods and monsters in the Boundary, and they’ll have to fight for their lives if they want to see their journey through to the dark heart of the land.
But when the group becomes separated in the spinning and infinite imaginary realm, they’re left weaker and more vulnerable than ever. Their enemies are circling, the Royal is reaching, and the children are realizing that they’re a part of something much bigger—and much more dangerous—than they ever could have imagined.
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IF #4
Bad Dreams
Clayton Smith
It was only a matter of time before the nightmares came out to play.
The children are about to realize that not every dream is a good one. While Polly grapples with the monsters in the desert, Cole and the rest of the group are thrust into the world of the Nightmaring, where dark dreams reign supreme.
Those who enter the Nightmaring may make it out the other side, if they have the courage and the strength to battle back against the terror–but the nightmare creatures can cross the lines, too, and even if the children make it back to the topside of the Boundarylands, they might find that their bad dreams are only just beginning.
The search for Broken continues in Part IV of the series that readers are calling “fabulous, imaginative and magical!”
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IF #5
Colemine, the Prince
Clayton Smith
Things in the Boundarylands have gone from bad to worse.
Trapped in a room with no doors, and with the evil Dr. Mandrill and his nightmarish Tooth Fairy closing in, Cole and his friends are in the greatest danger of their lives. Without help, and without hope, the travelers are facing certain death in the Writer’s Bloc, while lightyears away, Polly is trapped in a cave by an army of gods and a seven-headed beast. It’s not looking good for the children, or for their IFs, who are slowly melting away into nothingness.
But a magical new visitor has felt the children’s cries, and the war of gods and monsters may be the key to reaching the Pinch and freeing Broken from the clutches of the evil Royal…
The “extraordinary, incredible, imaginative” adventure continues!
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