Democracy is crumbling in the Interstellar Dominion Electorates and the LORDS party are preparing a coup. If Dar and Samantha can't get their message to Terra in time, a dictatorship is inevitable. What's more, every police ship in space has just been alerted that Dar and Samantha are dangerous tele
Escape Velocity
β Scribed by Walden, Mark
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Year
- 2010;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Edition
- Reprint
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781442413672
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Now in paperback, a riveting installment in an action-packed series.
Students and staff at H.I.V.E.the Higher Institute of Villainous Educationare horrified to discover that Dr. Nero has been captured by the forces of H.O.P.E.the Hostile Operative Prosecution Executivethe worlds newest and most ruthlessly efficient security force. Otto decides that the only way to find Nero and the truth behind the lies is to escape H.I.V.E. But hes also struggling with some newfound abilities: Can he really unconsciously interface with computers without physical contact? And if he can, what exactly do his new powers mean? In his search for answers, Otto must flee H.I.V.E., and take the risks that come with being a rogue agent. Then he just has to break into MI6..
Review
Praise for the H.I.V.E. series: 'A comedy thriller, full of baddies, action and lashings of humour' Sunday Express 'An exhuberant Dahl-esque escapade' Financial Times 'Exciting, clever and all in all brilliant' Sunday Telegraph
About the Author
Mark Walden spent a decade as a video game designer and producer before becoming a fulltime writer and father. He has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He lives with his family in the United Kingdom.
Library : Fantasy
Universes : H.I.V.E. [03]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781442413672
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