The Merchant of Death (Pendragon #1)

Bobby Pendragon is a normal fourteen-year-old athlete until his Uncle Press reveals that Bobby is a Traveler, a guardian tasked with protecting the multiverse. Bobby is pulled through a wormhole to Denduron, a medieval world where the Milago miners are enslaved by the Bedoowan aristocracy. He must stop a villain named Saint Dane from sparking a violent revolution that would destroy the territory's stability. Bobby navigates strange biology and magic while sending journals back to his friends, Mark and Courtney, who remain on Earth as his Acolytes.

Young adult readers who enjoy high-stakes world-building and portal fiction find this series worth their time. It appeals to those interested in how individual choices impact entire civilizations. The reader learns how a protagonist deals with sudden displacement and fear. By the end, the reader understands the mechanics of the Flumes and the immense responsibility placed on a teenager to prevent the collapse of multiple realities.