iBoy - Softcover

Brooks, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141326107 ISBN 13: 9780141326108

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

Synopsis

An electrifying novel from the Carnegie medal-winning Kevin Brooks. Now a Netflix movie starring Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones).

Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy.

But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it's having an extraordinary effect...

Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge - and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet?

Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But it's a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying. . .

'A compulsive, atmospheric mystery' Sunday Times

'A masterly writer, and this book would put many authors of 'grown up' detective fiction to shame' Mail on Sunday

Kevin Brooks is the award-winning author of nine gripping teenage novels, usually with a thrilling detective twist. His novels, Being, Black Rabbit Summer, Killing God (published as Dawn in the USA) and Naked are also available from Penguin. Kevin's brand new novel, The Bunker Diary, will be published in 2013. If you enjoyed iBoy and want to get inside more of your favourite books, then check out spinebreakers.co.uk for exclusive author interviews, competitions, and much more.

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Review:

[Kevin Brooks'] pacey plots, masterly style and philosophical ideas in novels such as Martyn Pig, Killing God and Black Rabbit Summer have made him a cult among teens. This, though, is the big one. Its power as literature draws on a reality that few adult novelists have the stomach to address. It should be read by everyone. (Amanda Craig The Times 2010-06-26)

Children's Book of the Month: Gripping, streetwise and profound. (Geraldine Brennan The Observer 2010-07-11)

iBoy is a hugely readable revenge fantasy....confoundedly gripping. (Nick Tucker Independent on Sunday 2010-07-11)

About the Author:

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter and studied in Birmingham and London. He had a varied working life, with jobs in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before - happily - giving it all up to write books. Kevin is the author of Being, Black Rabbit Summer, Killing God and iBoy for Puffin. He now lives in North Yorkshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0141326107
• ISBN 13: 9780141326108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304