LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Alastair Chisholm’s Orion Lost was a cracking sci-fi adventure and his latest, Adam-2, is also excellent, an exciting, thought-provoking futuristic story with as much to say about how we live now as it does about where we might be heading. After centuries locked in a window-less basement, Adam-2 is finally brought out into the world. He finds it deep in a civil war that has been raging almost as long as his imprisonment, humans versus Funks, thinking robots. Both sides we learn have reason to hate one another and are pretty evenly matched. Peaceable, calm Adam has power to swing the fight one way or another, but which side deserves his support? The plot is full of surprises and twists and will have readers examining all they understand about human nature. This is page-turning reading that thoroughly respects its readers’ intelligence.
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Adam-2 Synopsis
The robot Adam-2 has been locked in the basement of a lost building for over two hundred years - until one day he is discovered by two children, and emerges into a world ruined by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. Hunted by both sides, Adam discovers that he holds the key to the war, and the power to end it - to destroy one side and save the other. But which side is right? Surrounded by enemies who want to use him, and allies who mistrust him, Adam must decide who - and what - he really is.
From the author of the highly-acclaimed Orion Lost, Adam-2 is an exciting and hugely gripping science fiction thriller - perfect for fans of Eoin Colfer, Anthony Horowitz, and Philip Reeve.
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9781788006101 |
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5th August 2021 |
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Alastair Chisholm |
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Nosy Crow Ltd |
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Paperback |
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294 pages |
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Press Reviews
Alastair Chisholm Press Reviews
Praise for Orion Lost;
“Prepare for narrative G-force! This science fiction novel has a thrilling plot, catapulting the reader through a cosmic adventure ... It's impossible not to get caught up in the quest!” The Times, Children’s Book of The Week
“An action-packed story with lots of exciting twists.” The Week Junior
“A delight from beginning to end.” i news
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About Alastair Chisholm
Alastair Chisholm is the bestselling author of the sci-fi adventures Orion Lost, Adam 2 and The Consequence Girl, as well as the fantasy Dragon Storm series. Orion Lost was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the James Reckitt Hall Children’s Book Award, the Biblio Buzz Award, the Inspire ELS Book Awards and the 2021 Sakura Medal Award.
As a puzzle creator Alastair wrote quite a lot of books of Sudoku and other puzzles for kids and grown-ups.
Alastair lives in Edinburgh with his wife (who is lovely), two teenagers (who are lovely but very loud), and a cat named Maudie, who is yowling at him even though there is clearly food in her bowl, look, it's right there, look. His hobbies include writing and playing games on his phone when he should be writing.
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The Editor at Nosy Crow says: “Alastair is an extraordinary author, and Adam-2 really shows why: it’s an unbelievably gripping and fast-paced, adventure, and, at the same time, is hugely intelligent and high-concept writing, asking fascinating questions about humanity and the world. This is contemporary science fiction at its very best."
