From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-Conrad and Knowlton are the ultimate sci-fi geeks. They are beyond obsessed with the TV show
Infinite Destiny (clearly a
Star Trek rip-off) and know each episode by number. Conrad's recurring dreams in which he is a space hero named Hestar could be a product of his imagination. But it turns out that he and Knowlton were alien soldiers in a past life, and the dreams are memories. To complicate matters, a stock villain known as Cyscope shows up on Earth (in Toronto) to get his vengeance: Hestar has something called the Shadow Matrix, a powerful object that he stole and for which he is still accountable. The story alternates between Conrad and Knowlton's journey with the help of a psychic to find out who they are, and Cyscope's adjustment to his new bodies while searching for his old nemesis. While the story moves briskly enough, this is all pretty generic stuff. There is no real depth to the characters or setting, and a cheesy cover doesn't help the appeal, but the breezy writing may engage reluctant readers who are sci-fi geeks themselves.
-Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
When not fending off school bullies, Conrad and his best friend Knowlton are wrapped up in Infinite Destiny, their favorite sci-fi television show. It's no wonder Conrad often dreams about aliens and space chases, but one day the two science fiction geeks discover that these dreams are actual past-life memories.
Long ago Conrad and Knowlton were alien soldiers battling evil forces of Deltran Prime. Now a villain from Conrad's dreams, Cyscope, has come to Earth to track him down. The cruel admiral of the Deltran galactic empire will stop at nothing to find the Shadow Matrix, a monumental object powerful enough to upset the balance of the galaxy . . . and only Conrad knows where it is. With help from Lysta, a psychic, and Pakfrida, a wise spirit from their former lives, the two boys escape the clutches of Cyscope and his Hunters, but can they outrun the galactic enforcers forever?
