The Einstein Object: Reality Has a Loophole

Preston discovers a programming language somehow tied to Einstein's theory of relativity, and inherits a terrible power and a magical enemy from his long dead grandfather. And this enemy will stop at nothing to regain what she's lost.

A mysterious ad for a course in computer programming injures Preston's hands so he misses months of school. When he returns, to finds the world somehow altered. His old friends avoid him, while the odd kids in the programming club are now fascinated by him. And while his sudden new Algebra skills are very welcome, he's also having nightmares that don't add up: dark matter is missing from the universe, and his neighborhood overrun by Dark Folk

Then his programming club enters a competition to create a game, and Preston must use his grandfather's legacy - the language that twists his fingers in terrible shapes - to defend them. The competition clock ticks down as dangers and questions multiply: what is this legacy Preston has inherited? Why does the Dark Crone want Preston's mobile phone? And most important of all, who, or what, is The Einstein Object?