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Pádraig Kenny author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:6th Mar '25

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"A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that's shot through with humanity. A great read." Christopher Edge

The Last of Us meets Wall-E in this post-apocalyptic tale of family, hope and survival from a multi-award-winning author

Jen and her father are making their way across a deserted world after a technological collapse brought civilization as people knew it to an end. The Flood took out all all technology, but also many people who were connected to a central information hive. Those who are left behind must find each other and build a new life. But Jen's father isn't related to her by blood – he is a human-appearing AI, a glitch in the system, and a secret that must be kept, even from those she wishes she could trust...

Exploring themes of what it means to be human, the value of every individual and where true danger lies – in our technological creations, or the ones who create them – this is a powerful and hopeful dystopian adventure for readers age 9+

A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that's shot through with humanity. A great read. -- Christopher Edge
This thought-provoking, elegantly condensed dystopian novel for 9+ addresses ethics, innovation and what it means to be human. * The Guardian *
Kenny is a brilliant world builder and he writes with a clarity that belies the complexity of ideas in this gripping novel. * The Irish Times *
Another cracker of a tale from author Pádraig Kenny […] a powerful and hopeful dystopian adventure. * RTE Ireland *
A tender novel about humanity, family and whether it is the people who create new technologies who are dangerous, rather than the technology itself. * The Bookseller, March Children’s Previews *

ISBN: 9781529517804

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 218g

240 pages