Tesla: Volume 1 (Tesla Evolution) - Softcover

Lingane, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992377951 ISBN 13: 9780992377953

Publisher: Insync Holdings, 2014

Synopsis

Cyberpunk vs Steampunk: the battle is on. Welcome to the evolution. Book 1 in the award winning science fiction series, the Tesla Evolution. Set a millennia in the future, nuclear war has wiped out much of civilization in the northern hemisphere. The planet has slowly been getting hotter and water is becoming a rare resource. Out of the ruins of a civilization that has collapsed in on itself, have arisen a new breed of people - those with the power to control magnetism. Seb, a young orphan boy from a quiet rural town, is being hunted by strange part-machine, part-human people. His only hope is Melanie, an angry, dying teenage girl who is dragged into the adventure and sets out to deliver him to the Steam Academy, even if it’s just to stop him talking. Seb must confront an unknown past and fight against everything he believed in. And occasionally wash his hair. Set in the only continent to survive the annexation of civilization and nuclear fallout, the great, hot southern land is a world of pain and desperation, where the only form of currency worth having is water. Aimed at a teen audience.

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Review

"The characters are well developed and have heart, the prose is solid, and the dialogue is charming and witty"- The BookLife Prize in Fiction "Tesla delivers a thrilling and mysterious story delivered with excellent, punchy writing ... Action-packed and gripping, Tesla is a must-read for any young adult or steampunk fan." Recommended. - US Reviews "Sebastian really feels like a perfect character for a younger teenager to put themselves into his shoes, and his personal journey is a decent coming of age tale, albeit on an unusual background of a Dickensian home life, magic powers and killer cyborgs." 4 stars - SPR "Once Mr L gets into his stride, he shows us his best stuff yet in this teen steampunk versus cyberpunk post-apocalyptic adrenaline rush." 4.5 stars - theBookBag "A great read, as are all his other books. Tesla is evidence of a very talented writer." 5 stars - theIndieTribe

About the Author

Mark was first published at eight, when a local newspaper published his review of Disney on Ice. The next time his name was in print was a lifetime later at the age of fifteen, when a national magazine ran his review of the Commodore 64. It was downhill from there, with weekly and monthly columns in various newspapers and magazines that funded a rather noncommittal path through university, studying a range of topics including Robotics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Psychology. In fact, so many subjects were studied he was eligible for graduation at the end of his second year, based purely on attendance. He now writes off-beat science fiction books, some of which have won awards. The Tesla Evolution series is studied at school and university-level in the US and UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Insync Holdings
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0992377951
• ISBN 13: 9780992377953
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 387