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Patrick Gallagher, Author
Series: Transcendent
Imprint: Starboard
Publication date: June 4, 2026
Category: Science fiction
ISBN: 9781510112469
Two kids, one top-secret agency, and an epic mission to save the world.
‘A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved’ David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune series
In this eco-tech thriller series, set in a world on the brink of catastrophe, twin agents Jacob and Kira must foil an evil billionaire who has ensnared the population in a virtual reality metaverse. Unforgettable and unputdownable.
Transcendent agents and twin geniuses Jacob and Kira have been defeated… the world has plunged into climate change oblivion. Their last hope? To confront the villainous billionaire Nosfer within the Oracle virtual reality universe ensnaring the population. But inside, they will have to play by his rules.
As the twins confront tragedy within their own lives, their deepest and darkest thoughts will be projected within the intoxicating world of the Oracle. But buried deep inside is also hope.
As a mysterious trail emerges, only Jacob and Kira can track it down and find the truth – a secret that may prove the only way to free the world and stop climate change catastrophe descending for ever.
Full of tech, action and twists – a series that teens will race through! Perfect for 8-13+ and reluctant boy readers.
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.