InterWorld
#11653.57 adjusted 3.58 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2007–2015 Reading commitment Medium Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves Last reviewed 2026-11-03
Overview
InterWorld is a young adult trilogy by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves, with the last two books co-written by Mallory Reaves, published from 2007 to 2015. Joey Harker, a teenager who can travel between parallel Earths, joins InterWorld, an organisation that keeps the multiverse balanced between the science-driven Binary and the magic-driven HEX. The books are InterWorld (2007), The Silver Dream (2013) and Eternity's Wheel (2015), the last described as the final book.
Portal fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
InterWorld Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | InterWorld | 2007 | 1 | core | 3.56 (23,340 ratings) |
 | The Silver Dream; Written by Mallory Reaves from an outline by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. | 2013 | 2 | core | 3.60 (6,293 ratings) |
 | Eternity's Wheel; Written by Michael Reaves and Mallory Reaves from a story by Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves and Mallory Reaves. | 2015 | 3 | core | N/A |
Joey Harker and the InterWorld team defend the multiverse balance between science and magic.
Quick answers
- How many books are in InterWorld? InterWorld's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for InterWorld? Publication order, starting with InterWorld. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is InterWorld finished? Complete (2007–2015).
- How much reading does InterWorld take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
- How is InterWorld ranked? #1165 in this site's official ranking, based on 29,633 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #1165?
Ranked #1165 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.57 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (29,633 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 2 rated core books rate within 0.04 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #1164, Dominion of the Fallen (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
One Core Canon book here doesn't have a recorded rating yet and isn't counted above: “Eternity's Wheel” (awaiting ordinary reader-rating data collection. It will be folded back into this universe's ranking once its rating is recorded.).
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 3 books · Complete · 30k ratings · Ranks #1165 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length portal fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- InterWorld (2007)
- The Silver Dream (2013)
- Eternity's Wheel (2015)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.57 across 29,633 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. 1 additional Core Canon book hasn't been rated yet, so it isn't counted here. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 19 universes from the candidate register; 7 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-03
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: InterWorld Tier 2
- Wikipedia: The Silver Dream Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Eternity's Wheel Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Mallory Reaves Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Michael Reaves Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Rule: Core Canon = InterWorld (2007), The Silver Dream (2013) and Eternity's Wheel (2015).