Transcendent: Dark Swarm (Book 2) : An edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure

Author: Gallagher, Patrick

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2

Published on 5 June 2025 by Hachette Children's Group (Orion Children's Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Transcendent' series.

Paperback | 304 pages
128 x 197 x 24 | 264g

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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