Somebody wrote his name down.
Koby Ashar is twelve. He has no family, no money, and no idea why two organisations have spent years looking for him. The Measure — a fantasy where the gravity is real.
The device
There is a sport called Drop.
It is played in a place with no down. You make one, and you fall into it. And because nothing in this world is ever thrown, every push you give the ball moves you exactly as much as it moves the ball. You are scored on what you achieved and on what it cost.
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Who it's for
Readers aged nine to thirteen who like being trusted with a real idea, and the parents, teachers and librarians deciding whether to hand it to them.
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