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A thrilling adventure delivered at break neck speed starring two children who have been created by genetic modification: Darren is 21% monster while Marek is 19% alien!
Not surprisingly, both have the most incredible special powers and both are being hunted down not only by the ordinary people in authority such as the police but also by their sinister creators. Can they continue to outwit their captors and can they bring down the evil organisation which created them?
P.J Canning has launched a new series that will be sure to grab readers attention and keep them gripped.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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21% Monster Synopsis
Fun, fast-paced, high-octane action adventure, 21% Monster is a perfect page-turning new series for fans of Alex Rider, Percy Jackson and the MCU generation.
When Darren Devlin is arrested for destroying his school with his bare hands, it's not just the police who are after him. Enter Marek Masters, 14 years old, 19% alien, and the most intelligent, most wanted almost human alive. Marek is here to tell Darren the truth - he is 21% monster, and together they must take down the secret organisation that created them. Darren and Marek are wanted, powerful and dangerous. And now it's payback time.
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9781474984416 |
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7th July 2022 |
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P.J. Canning |
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Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Paperback |
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304 pages |
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About P.J. Canning
P.J. Canning has a PhD in Chemistry and works in Cambridge. He is married with three children, all of whom are brutal critics of his work. P.J. heard someone say write about what you know , but he prefers to write about aliens and monsters instead. 21% Monster is his first novel.
More About P.J. Canning
A note from the author, Peter Canning; I grew up in Bangor, on the North Wales Coast, one of four children in a tight-knit family. The way I remember it, I was brought up as much by my older siblings as by my parents. My brother always had huge confidence in his latest hare-brained plan that generally involved me attempting something that turned out to be bad for my health. As a result, I spent more than one evening in the local hospital explaining our latest endeavour to world-weary nurses.
By contrast, my sister was an endless fount of wry wisdom who helped me navigate my teenage years. There were a lot of books in our house and my sisters and brother read a lot. I was different. I rarely read and, although I never struggled at school, I found writing difficult because I can’t hold a pen properly. My introduction to fiction was the bedtime stories my mother read or my father made up on the spot. I don’t know if choosing to study science to avoid writing is the best idea in the world, but that’s what I did.
I have noticed over the years that we scientists can be very irritating when we prefer to apply logical rules of evidence to decisions many people prefer to make based on emotions, values or beliefs. Of course, you need all those things to make the best decisions in life, but there is something comedic in the way these viewpoints clash.
These days, I live in Cambridgeshire and write using a phone rather than a pesky pen. I’m married with three children who are very much a little gang. While my wife, Michelle, has always been encouraging, I’m fortunate my children don’t mind giving me brutally honest feedback. I’ve heard people say “write about what you know”, but somehow writing adventures about monsters and aliens has proved more productive. Although the idea for this book originated from two packets of crisps – Monster Munch and Space Raiders – I do wonder if my life experiences informed the book in some subconscious way. Possibly they did. I think you might sense the influence of older siblings, the clash of scientific and non-scientific cultures and the difficulties caused by not being comfortable with the world of words sneaking through in this story of a boy who discovers he is very different to everyone else, and the adventure he is forced to embark on with a somewhat overconfident accomplice.
As for the experiences of being an older brother and the immediate emotional impact seeing a little sister asleep in a cot can cause – well, this book is a beginning of a series. So, if you enjoyed this first instalment, and thank you so much for reading it, perhaps you’ll return to find out more...