Accelerati Trilogy Series

by Neal Shusterman

A science fiction adventure trilogy beginning when Nick discovers an attic full of Nikola Tesla's lost inventions that have unpredictable effects. The books follow Nick and friends as they race to recover Tesla's scattered technology while the shadowy Accelerati organization pursues the same devices for their own purposes, blending real Tesla history with inventive sci-fi concepts and humor.

Books in The Accelerati Trilogy series in order:

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Tesla's Attic
Recommended For Ages
10
+

After his house burns down, Nick and his family move to a new Colorado home where they discover an attic full of strange inventions—Tesla's lost technology—that have unpredictable and increasingly dangerous effects on the neighborhood. A fun, clever, and original middle-grade adventure that brings Nikola Tesla's real history into fictional play. First in the Accelerati Trilogy.

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Edison's Alley
Recommended For Ages
10
+

Nick and his friends work to recover Tesla's inventions while a shadowy organization called the Accelerati—who want the technology for their own purposes—closes in. The second Accelerati novel deepens the conspiracy and raises the stakes while maintaining the first book's energetic humor.

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Hawking's Hallway
Recommended For Ages
10
+

The Accelerati Trilogy concludes as Nick and his friends must stop the Accelerati's plan for Tesla's technology before it has universe-altering consequences. A satisfying conclusion that brings the trilogy's humor and invention to a climactic close while honoring the characters' development across all three books.