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Transcendent: Dark Swarm

Book 2 in the edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure series
By Patrick Gallagher
Series: Transcendent
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JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Join twin geniuses Jacob and Kira on an out-of-this-world mission to protect the planet in the second book in the Transcendent series. Jacob and Kira have been launched into space by a top-secret agency called Transcendent. Their mission? Finish work... Read More
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What if you could save the world from climate change? The second edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure from Patrick Gallagher, starring introverted Jacob and hot-headed Kira, as they embark on a high-tech mission like no other. JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Perfect for fans of Vashti Hardy and LOST IN SPACE (Netflix).

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JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Join twin geniuses Jacob and Kira on an out-of-this-world mission to protect the planet in the second book in the Transcendent series.

Jacob and Kira have been launched into space by a top-secret agency called Transcendent. Their mission? Finish work on an invention with the power to clean up the Earth and stop climate change for good.

But they soon lose all communication with mission control and discover that a mysterious creature is closing in on them.

Meanwhile, an evil billionaire is determined to get rid of Transcendent so he can unleash a terrifying, mind-bending technology on the planet.

With two disasters looming, how will Jacob and Kira save the day when everything is at stake?

Two kids, one top-secret agency and an epic mission to save the world.

Praise for Book 1:

'A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved.' - David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune series

Series: Transcendent

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  • Transcendent: Forgotten Earth
    JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Transcendent: Forgotten Earth follows the story of transcendent agents and twin geniuses Jacob and Kira, who have been defeated as the world plunges into climate change oblivion. Their last hope lies in confronting the villainous billionaire Nosfer within the Oracle virtual reality universe that ensnares the population. However, inside this universe, they must play...
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  • Transcendent
    JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Twin geniuses Jacob and Kira are recruited to take part in a high-tech mission to protect the planet... but will their dreams of adventure come true, or is the threat too great to handle? 'A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved.' - David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune...
    By Patrick Gallagher
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    $2199
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  • Transcendent: Dark Swarm
    JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Join twin geniuses Jacob and Kira on an out-of-this-world mission to protect the planet in the second book in the Transcendent series. Jacob and Kira have been launched into space by a top-secret agency called Transcendent. Their mission? Finish work on an invention with the power to clean up the Earth and stop climate...
    By Patrick Gallagher
    Paperback
    $1999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781510112445

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion Children's Books

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Patrick Gallagher Series: Transcendent Young Adult

About the Author

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.

Also by Patrick Gallagher

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  • Transcendent: Forgotten Earth
    JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Transcendent: Forgotten Earth follows the story of transcendent agents and twin geniuses Jacob and Kira, who have been defeated as the world plunges into climate change oblivion. Their last hope lies in confronting the villainous billionaire Nosfer within the Oracle virtual reality universe that ensnares the population. However, inside this universe, they must play...
    By Patrick Gallagher
    Paperback
    $1999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Transcendent
    JOIN THE TEAM. SAVE THE WORLD. Twin geniuses Jacob and Kira are recruited to take part in a high-tech mission to protect the planet... but will their dreams of adventure come true, or is the threat too great to handle? 'A fun, action-packed thriller with a brother-sister duo that I really loved.' - David Owen, author of the Alex Neptune...
    By Patrick Gallagher
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