A glitch becomes a crisis
Strange gravity, flickering landscapes and a gathering Rift turn a familiar game into an urgent journey. The boys need to reach their unfinished rocket in Junktopia if they hope to get home.
Eli and Cain thought the Miceverse was a world they could leave whenever they wanted. Then a strange glitch pulls them inside—and the storm gathering across their creation threatens to tear it apart.
To find their way home, the friends must cross the Pentapelagos, face the consequences of a world behaving beyond their control, and discover what it means to care for something they made.
Eli and Cain’s virtual world is full of talking mice, floating islands and wonderfully unpredictable inventions. But when one of their creations begins to behave in unexpected ways, the boys are swept into the Miceverse themselves. Their playful project has become a place they must navigate for real.
Strange gravity, flickering landscapes and a gathering Rift turn a familiar game into an urgent journey. The boys need to reach their unfinished rocket in Junktopia if they hope to get home.
From the bright, candy-coloured Pink Planet to the floating Nimbus Isles and the tangled greenery of Emerald Island, every part of the Pentapelagos brings new surprises.
Along the way, Eli and Cain meet mice who need their help and face problems their inventions cannot simply fix. Their choices matter to the world they created—and to each other.
Explore locations from across the Miceverse. These appear in a different order each time you visit.
The unfinished rocket is more than a landmark in the scrapyard of Junktopia. It may be Eli and Cain’s only way out of the Miceverse. But first, they have to make it across a world that is coming apart at the (digital) seams.
Will they make it out in time?
Book one of The Miceverse Chronicles, written by Gail Smallman and published through Smallman Storyworks.
The book was published on 25th October 2026. Choose a format below to find out more.