{"product_id":"infinite-drift-brent-hartinger-9798288358432","title":"Infinite Drift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's a tank full of warm water. What's the worst that could happen?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Ollie is out with his best friends on a Saturday night, and they decide to try the \"sensory deprivation\" tanks at a store called Infinite Drift. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when he gets out again, the world seems vaguely... different. And it feels like he's being watched. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould he have somehow crossed over into a different dimension? Or is he going insane? After all, he's still distraught over the death of his little brother eight months earlier - an event no one knows he accidentally caused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOllie tries to \"reset\" things by going back into the tank. This time, he emerges into a world where the Yellowstone \"supervolcano\" erupted four years earlier, almost wiping out human civilization, and one of his best friends is dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Ollie's little brother is alive again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, Ollie\u003ci\u003e is\u003c\/i\u003e being watched \u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eby the robot-like creation of a cosmic monitoring station left in operation by a civilization that died out eons ago. And the being is ruthlessly trying to eliminate a strange \"disruption\" in the universe: Ollie! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so he has no choice but to go back into the tank yet again... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfinite Drift\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest book from Brent Hartinger, the author of the LGBTQ teen classic \u003ci\u003eGeography Club\u003c\/i\u003e, but it's unlike anything he's ever written before: a page-turning mind-bender with a bonkers bisexual love triangle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A nonstop thrill ride filled with great twists and turns. Both exciting and thoughtful, the story asks us to consider what makes us who we are, even when the world all around us turns upside down.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Michael Thomas Ford, author of \u003ci\u003eSuicide Notes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvery Star That Falls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hartinger gives a master class on the modern queer coming-of-age sci-fi\/mystery story... I laughed, cried, gasped, anticipated, and ultimately smiled.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Abel's Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a truly original story with an intriguing plot, vivid characters, and artful twists, delivered in sharp prose with great pacing. Brent Hartinger has created yet another winner!\"\u003cbr\u003e- Matt McMann, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eMonsterious\u003c\/i\u003e series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Book of the Month at GoodReads LGBT YA Books!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BRENT HARTINGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hits the narrative sweet spot.\"- NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Downright refreshing.\"- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I really think this guy could be the next Judy Blume.\" - \u003ci\u003ePop Candy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRENT HARTINGER is a screenwriter and author of many books for teens and adults, including \u003ci\u003eProject Pay Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which he adapted as a 2021 feature film co-starring \u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e's David Corenswet. \u003ci\u003eGeography Club\u003c\/i\u003e was also adapted as a feature film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent Hartinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798288358432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Brent Hartinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520092680447,"sku":"9798288358432","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f78d9284-5129-4b36-b452-f433ab6d8f2a.jpg?v=1778740700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infinite-drift-brent-hartinger-9798288358432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}