"Exciting, thought-provoking science fiction"
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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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Adam-2 and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Adam-2 features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Interviews with Authors and Illustrators, Recommendations, Science Fiction, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Adam-2 is available in Paperback
Adam-2 was written by Alastair Chisholm and published by Nosy Crow Ltd
Adam-2 has 294 pages
£7.19
