The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind: The first Frost Files novel (The Frost Files): 'Like Alias meets X-Men' - Softcover

Jackson Ford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0356510441 ISBN 13: 9780356510446

Publisher: Orbit, 2019

Synopsis

FOR TEAGAN FROST, SH*T JUST GOT REAL.

Teagan Frost is having a hard time keeping it together. Sure, she's got telekinetic powers - a skill that the government is all too happy to make use of, sending her on secret break-in missions that no ordinary human could carry out. But all she really wants to do is kick back, have a beer, and pretend she's normal for once.

But then a body turns up at the site of her last job - murdered in a way that only someone like Teagan could have pulled off. She's got 24 hours to clear her name - and it's not just her life at stake. If she can't unravel the conspiracy in time, her hometown of Los Angeles will be in the crosshairs of an underground battle that's on the brink of exploding . . .

Full of imagination, wit and random sh*t flying through the air, this insane adventure from an irreverent new voice will blow your tiny mind.

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Review:

Like Alias meets X-Men in a grimy LA setting. Full throttle from the opening page, this book gives urban sci-fi fans everything they could want with a spiky heroine, shady government agencies, high stakes and a diverse cast of characters. I loved it! (Maria Lewis, author, journalist and screenwriter)

Proceeds at breakneck speed through almost 500 pages of madcap adventure, with some terrific jokes and plenty of tension (GUARDIAN)

Teagan is a frank and funny narrator for this wild ride, which starts off with our heroine falling from the 82nd floor of a skyscraper and pretty much never slow down. Readers will be glad to learn that it's set for a sequel. A fast-paced, high-adrenaline tale that manages to get into some dark themes without losing its sense of fun (KIRKUS)

Ford's breakneck pace keeps the tension high, and the thrills coming the whole way through (BOOKPAGE)

Furious, frenetic, fun, and 'f*ck you': All equally valid descriptions of this book and its punk rock chef/psychic warrior protagonist. It's like the X-Men, if everybody was sick of each other's sh*t, they had to work manual labor to pay rent, and Professor X was a sociopathic government stooge. A drunken back-alley brawler of a book (Robert Brockway, author of THE UNNOTICEABLES)

I just LOVED this book . . . It is, really, simply fun and a joy to read (BLUE BOOK BALLOON)

Ford's debut holds nothing back, delivering a sense of absurd fun and high-speed thrills that more than lives up to that amazing title (B&N SCI-FI AND FANTASY BLOG)

Fast-paced and a lot of fun to read . . . If you're looking for a high-action contemporary fantasy with a bunch of irreverent humour, then this is your book . . . a modern action movie that just happens to be in book form (THE FANTASY INN)

Ford's strengths are evident in the taut action sequences and suspenseful pacing (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY)

This is seriously the most fun you'll have with a book this year . . . The writing is totally rock and roll, edgy and clever, with classically placed twists and turns and more full-on action than you can shake a stick at. Definitely a must read (LIZ LOVES BOOKS)

Book Description:

Full of imagination, wit and random sh*t flying through the air, this high-octane adventure from an irreverent new voice in genre fiction will blow your tiny mind.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0356510441
• ISBN 13: 9780356510446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480