The Reluctant Assassin (W.A.R.P., 1) - Softcover

Colfer, Eoin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423164954 ISBN 13: 9781423164951

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2014

Synopsis

The Matrix meets Oliver Twist, WARP: The Reluctant Assassin is the first of a major new series by Eoin Colfer, the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl. It all began with the FBI and WARP (Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme). Hiding witnesses in the past to protect the future - until now...Riley is a Victorian orphan, hurtled into the twenty-first century and on the run from his evil master...Albert Garrick, the terrifying assassin-for-hire pursuing Riley through time, along with...Chevie Savano, the FBI's youngest and most impulsive special agent. As Garrick relentlessly hunts them down, Riley and Chevie face a desperate race to stay alive and stop Garrick from returning to his own time - armed with knowledge and power that could change the world forever. Colfer has the ability to make you laugh twice over: "first in sheer subversive joy at the inventiveness of the writing, and again at the energy of the humour". (Sunday Times). Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: "this first book in the time-bending WARP series is an all-out blast". (Publishers Weekly). Eoin Colfer is the megaselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Airman and The Legend of ...books. His brilliant new series WARP is out now. Eoin lives with his family in Ireland.

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Product Description

Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick.

In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a nineteen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world.

Review

PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN

"Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending W.A.R.P. series is an all-out blast."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

PRAISE FOR THE LAST GUARDIAN

"A fitting end to a brilliantly conceived and developed series."--Kirkus

PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN

"This science-fiction thriller provides readers with a breathless ride through modern and Victorian Londons as these two resourceful teens struggle to stay alive and one step ahead their pursuer...the intricate plot, strong writing, and intrepid characters who must survive by their wits will make it hard to put down."--School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN

"One of the most engaging aspects of Colfer's books is the brilliantly witty and imaginative plots that he devises. This book is no exception. The characters are vividly drawn and entertaining...Colfer also incorporates some steampunk elements into the setting, which amps up the appeal. Fans of his other books will love this new addition and eagerly await the next installment in the series."--VOYA

PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN

"fascinating high-octane thriller"--ALA Booklist

Edition details

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1423164954
• ISBN 13: 9781423164951
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 341