title: Atherton #3: The Dark Planet
author:  Patrick Carman 
description: Patrick Carman's previous books in the Land of Elyon series (The Dark Hills Divide, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, and The Tenth City) have all been <em>New York Times</em> bestsellers. He is also the Creative Director of pcstudio, a packager and pioneer of the multimedia "vBook" (video+book), a format launched in 2009 with <em>Skeleton Creek</em>. He recently authored the fifth title in Rick Riordan's 39 Clues series, <em>The Black Circle.</em>
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  **The Dark Planet (Atherton #3)**
  
  
  _**Patrick Carman**_
  
  
  Contents
  
  # COPYRIGHT PAGE
  
  
  THE WORLD OF ATHERTON
  
  # THE KEY CHARACTERS OF ATHERTON
  
  
  PART ONE: THE DOCKING STATION
  
  
  PROLOGUE: The Silo
  
  
  CHAPTER 1: Over the Edge
  
  
  CHAPTER 2: The Dark Planet
  
  
  CHAPTER 3: Edgar's Secret Revealed
  
  
  CHAPTER 4: Down the Longest Shard
  
  
  CHAPTER 5: Across the Burning Bridge of Stone
  
  
  CHAPTER 6: A Leap of Faith
  
  
  CHAPTER 7: 4200
  
  
  CHAPTER 8: The Docking Station
  
  
  CHAPTER 9: The Raven
  
  
  PART TWO: THE SILO
  
  
  CHAPTER 10: The Forsaken Wood
  
  
  CHAPTER 11: The Key to Mulciber
  
  
  CHAPTER 12: Spikers
  
  
  CHAPTER 13: Into the Silo
  
  
  CHAPTER 14: The Way of the Yards
  
  
  CHAPTER 15: Powder Blocking
  
  
  CHAPTER 16: The Centurion
  
  
  CHAPTER 17: L-I-F-T-B-5
  
  
  CHAPTER 18: The Vine Room
  
  
  CHAPTER 19: The Widest River
  
  
  CHAPTER 20: The Passageway of Lies
  
  
  CHAPTER 21: Dr. Harding's Laboratory
  
  
  CHAPTER 22: Hope
  
  
  CHAPTER 23: On Gossamer's Wings
  
  
  CHAPTER 24: The Yards
  
  
  CHAPTER 25: The Chill of Winter
  
  
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