The Negative Zone



The Negative Zone is the second book in Tom Swift  series. It was first published by Archway Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc.) in April 1991. Produced by Byron Preis Visual Publications, Inc.

Plot Summary

 * Back cover summary:

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

''Young inventor Tom Swift is determined to recreate in miniature one of the most powerful forces in nature: a black hole. But Tom loses control of the experiment. He's sucked through the hole into a parallel universe, exchanging places with his perfect double---a criminal mastermind targeted for revenge by a powerful government agent.''

''On the lam from the law, Tom must find a way back home. Otherwise he'll remain a hunted man for the rest of his life. And his own world will fall prey to his alter ego--a twisted genius at the helm of Swift Enterprises, steering a course toward unlimited wealth, unlimited power, and unlimited evil!''

Appearances
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Characters

 * Tom Swift Sr.
 * Tom Swift Jr.
 * Mary Nestor Swift
 * Sandra Swift

Locations

 * California
 * Central Hills
 * California (Mirror)
 * Central Hills

Businesses and Organizations

 * Swift Enterprises
 * Swift Enterprises (Mirror)

Alternate Realities
In this book there are two realities presented to us, with one being a "Mirror Universe" where a number of Tom Swift characters from the normal universe are presented as their opposites in terms of manners and other characteristics.