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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Amara]].
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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring a boy named Nolan in our world, and a girl named Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random disassociation episodes are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.

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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, Corinne Duyvis, starring a boy named Nolan in our world, and a girl named Amara in a different one. one.

Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random disassociation episodes are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.



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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:Nadi is still a baby, a toddler at the oldest]] when she's carrying out her [[spoiler:GrandTheftMe plans.]]

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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring a boy named Nolan in our world, and a girl named Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random dissociative states are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.

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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring a boy named Nolan in our world, and a girl named Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random dissociative states disassociation episodes are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.



* BlessedWithSuck: Amara can heal from anything. Thus, she's used to soak up the damage from Cilla's curse.
* [[spoiler: BodySurf: Happens to Nolan and all the travelers in the finale.]]

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* BlessedWithSuck: Amara can heal from anything. Thus, she's used to soak up the damage from Cilla's curse.
curse. [[spoiler:At least, until Nolan finds a medication that stops his forays into her mind, which in turn destroys her healing ability.]]
* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nadi and her companions are defeated, Cilla and Amara survive the events of the book, but Nolan doesn't know if she's okay.]]
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BodySurf: Happens [[spoiler:Happens to Nolan and all the travelers in the finale.]]]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Nolan and Amara by the end on their respective worlds after their connection is severed.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Despite being abusive to her, [[spoiler:Jorn, or the person the possessing him]] goes OhCrap when she [[spoiler:doesn't heal from a fatal wound and needs medical attention]].
* TheChewToy: Amara as the princess's bodyguard. Jorn physically abuses her knowing she has a HealingFactor.



* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Nadi takes possession of Nolan's sister and threatens to cut her with scissors. She also throws away his medication so that he's forced to enter Amara's head.]]



* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travelers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a woman named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's when he realizes there are other dimensional travelers from Earth besides him.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travelers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a woman named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order from birth to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Jorn when [[spoiler:Amara doesn't heal from a fatal wound]] and needs medical attention.
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Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's when he realizes there are other dimensional travelers from Earth besides him.]]]]
* RightForTheWrongReasons: The parents rightly believe that Nolan's newest medication is a help. They just think it stops his seizures, when it stops him going into a new world.


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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:Nadi is still a baby, a toddler at the oldest]] when she's carrying out her [[spoiler:GrandTheftMe plans.]]

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* BlessedWithSuck: Amara can heal from anything. Thus, she's used to soak up the damage from Cilla's curse.
* [[spoiler: BodySurf: Happens to Nolan and all the travelers in the finale.]]



* HealingFactor: Amara [[spoiler:only when Nolan's with her.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Cilla attempts to let the curse take her when she learns she's what's keeping the travelers there.]]



* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a woman named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's when he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers travelers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a woman named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's when he realizes there are other dimensional travellers travelers from Earth besides him.]]


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* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:Nolan stops Cilla's curse by killing the source, Jorn, who was possessed by the travelers and not responsible for his actions.]]

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* FakeKing: Played with. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Cilla is not the real princess]].


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* RightfulKingReturns: Played with. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Cilla is not the real princess]].
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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruudde is actually a girl woman named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
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* BigBad: The usurper of the throne that should be held by Cilla, Minister Ruude.
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Observant readers will notice before Nolan does that the word "numediks" in Alinean is actually a rendering of ''pneumatics'' from English.]]

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* BigBad: The usurper of the throne that should be held by Cilla, Minister Ruude.
Ruudde.
* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Observant readers will notice before Nolan does that the word "numediks" in Dit, the Alinean language, is actually a rendering of ''pneumatics'' from English.]]



* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruude, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruude, Ruudde, who took over the Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude Ruudde is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
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* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Observant readers will notice before Nolan does that the word "neumadiks" in Alinean is actually a rendering of ''pneumatics'' from English.]]

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* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Observant readers will notice before Nolan does that the word "neumadiks" "numediks" in Alinean is actually a rendering of ''pneumatics'' from English.]]
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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruude, who took over the Alienan government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers, headed by Minister Ruude, who took over the Alienan Alinean government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
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* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's hen he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]

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* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's hen when he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]
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* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]

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* OhCrap: Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, and that's hen he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]
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* OhCrap: When Nolan realizes that a word shouldn't exist in the Alinean language, [[spoiler:because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]

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* OhCrap: When Nolan realizes that Amara has heard a word which shouldn't exist in the Alinean language, [[spoiler:because language. [[spoiler:That's because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]
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* BigBad: The usurper of the throne that should be held by Cilla, [[spoiler:Minister Ruude]].

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* BigBad: The usurper of the throne that should be held by Cilla, [[spoiler:Minister Ruude]].Minister Ruude.
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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers [[spoiler:inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]

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* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers [[spoiler:inhabited Ministers, headed by Minister Ruude, who took over the Alienan government approximately ten years before the start of events in the book. However the exact number of members is never specified. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]

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* OhCrap: When Nolan realizes that a word shouldn't exist in the Alinean language, [[spoiler:because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]



* WhamMoment: When Nolan realizes that a word shouldn't exist in the Alinean language, [[spoiler:because it's actually a transliteration of an English word, he realizes there are other dimensional travellers from Earth besides him.]]
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* BilingualBonus: [[spoiler:Observant readers will notice before Nolan does that the word "neumadiks" in Alinean is actually a rendering of ''pneumatics'' from English.]]



* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Maart]].

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* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Maart]].[[spoiler:Maart]].
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* AccidentalPervert: Nolan, owing to his imperfect control over his dimension-shifting ability, comes in for this with Amara from time to time.
* BigBad: The usurper of the throne that should be held by Cilla, [[spoiler:Minister Ruude]].



* HandicappedBadass: Nolan and Amara both.
* TheMultiverse: The premise of the book.

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* FakeKing: Played with. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Cilla is not the real princess]].
* HandicappedBadass: Nolan and Amara both.
both. Nolan has what appear to be incapacitating seizures, and has lost part of one leg and so must use crutches. [[spoiler:Amara's tongue was purposely cut out, but even so she can accomplish much.]]
* LivingMacguffin: [[spoiler:Cilla.]]
* TheMultiverse: The premise of the book.book.
* NebulousEvilOrganisation: There is a cabal of Ministers [[spoiler:inhabited by travellers from Earth who have learned how to control their dimension-shifting ability, unlike Nolan. Minister Ruude is actually a girl named Nadi Trudeau, who has willingly left her body in a coma in order to be able to rule over an entirely new country.]]
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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring Nolan in our world and Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random dissociative states are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.

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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring a boy named Nolan in our world world, and a girl named Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random dissociative states are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.
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A novel written by Creator/CorinneDuyvis, starring Nolan in our world and Amara in a different one. Their lives are intertwined through a strange ability of Nolan's: he can inhabit her mind as a rider of sorts, witnessing her world and the things that happen in it. Unfortunately, it tends to cause problems for him back on Earth, in part since his parents seem to believe his random dissociative states are seizures, which have to be treated with expensive medications.

And then things go FromBadToWorse...

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!!This book provides examples of:
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Amara]].
* HandicappedBadass: Nolan and Amara both.
* TheMultiverse: The premise of the book.

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