The only living boy / Gallaher, David

"After discovering shocking truths about his past, as well as the secret origins of Doctor Once, the Patchwork Planet, and the deadly Baalikar, Erik begins a dangerous new quest to defeat Baalikar once and for all. But this is not something Erik can do alone--he must somehow convince the devastated populaces of the planet's cities to come out of hiding and unite against their common foe"--Back cover.

"After discovering shocking truths about his past, as well as the secret origins of Doctor Once, the Patchwork Planet, and the deadly Baalikar, Erik begins a dangerous new quest to defeat Baalikar once and for all. But this is not something Erik can do alone--he must somehow convince the devastated populaces of the planet's cities to come out of hiding and unite against their common foe"--Back cover.

"Erik has faced one frightening truth after another-from the realization that he will never return to his previous life on Earth to what really happened to his friend Zandra and her shocking connection to Doctor Once-but now he's in the battle of his life, as he attempts to save the Patchwork Planet from the all-powerful, shape-shifting, monster Baalikar! Can Erik and his friends, along with the combined forces from around the globe, even hope to defat Baalikar-the dreaded entity that engineered this twisted new reality?"--Back cover.

Erik, the only boy on the planet, escapes the Groundlings' prison and rejoins mermaid warrior Morgan and insect princess Thea. They deliver Thea to her people, where Thea's mother, the queen, tries to mend Erik's broken mind but they are interrupted when the kingdom comes under attack.

"Erik runs away from home only to wake up lost and without his memory. The world he knew has turned into a crazy, patchwork planet under a broken moon. Erik is the last living boy, but he's not alone: The world is filled with dangerous creatures fighting decide who gets eaten and who gets to eat. He'll need help from mermaid warrior Morgan and Thea, an insect princess, to escape the foes pitted against them by the dreaded Baalikar and fiendish Doctor Once"--Back cover.