Before Tomorrowland

Name: Before Tomorrowland
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Jeff Jensen
ISBN: 9798217290970

Author: Jeff Jensen, Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jonathan Case

Series: Miles from Tomorrowland

Narrator: Katie Schorr

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/15/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Based on the spellbinding world of the Walt Disney Studios film Tomorrowland, this original prequel novel unlocks a place of unfathomable science and technology and the famous people behind it.

The year is 1939.

A secret society of extraordinary geniuses is about to share an incredible discovery with the world.

A misguided enemy—half man, half machine—will stop at nothing to prevent the group from giving this forbidden knowledge to humanity.

And a mother and son on vacation in New York City are handed a comic book infused with a secret code that will lead them straight into the crossfires of the conspiracy.

About The Author

Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) is the world’s largest publisher of children’s books, magazines, and apps, with over 700 million products sold each year. DPW consists of an extensive worldwide books and magazines licensing structure as well as vertically integrated publishing imprints, including Disney-Hyperion and Disney Press in the US and Disney Libri in Italy. Headquartered in Glendale, California, DPW publishes books, magazines, and digital products in 85 countries in 75 languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Becky on April 30, 2015

This is a prequel of sorts to the movie Tomorrowland, though not having seen that yet I'm not quite sure where it will fit in. It took me awhile to get into this book - it started off with a couple of different plot lines that didn't really come together until about 1/3 of the way through, and only......more

Goodreads review by Tony on March 09, 2025

Here’re two reasons why I thought I would like this book: 1) unlike seemingly everyone else, I love the movie Tomorrowland, and 2) I’m a big fan of Jonathan Case (Dear Creature, The New Deal). But Before Tomorrowland just didn’t work for me. I suspect it might be partly whoever lined this project up......more

Goodreads review by Annette on April 16, 2015

BEFORE TOMORROWLAND is a prequel to the upcoming Disney film, Tomorrowland. Written by Jeff Jensen, Jonathan Case, Brad Bird, and Damon Lindelof, this fast-paced science fiction novel introduces readers to a secret society led by scientific geniuses. Set in 1939, the group is about to reveal an amazi......more

Goodreads review by Ray on April 24, 2015

Disney is doing a fine job of promoting their upcoming film, "Tomorrowland", with this novel set in the 1920's and 30's. It features a myriad of fictional and famous characters and plays out like a classic noir novel. Imaagine, if you will, that the greatest minds of our time --- in an effort to sav......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on January 01, 2016

I expected a lot from this book and I was very excited to read it. I have NOT seen Tomorrowland yet, but I thought it looked very interesting in the trailers and I do plan to watch it. I read this book so I could get familiar with the world and get a framework for when I watch the movie. That would......more