It's only the end of the world
Title
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It's only the end of the world
Personal Author EPSB
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J. A., Henderson
Summary
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Charlie thinks he's a pretty normal guy, until someone breaks into his room one night and reveals that everything he's ever thought about anything is wrong. 1. His parents are boring: nope, they're actually highly skilled computer hackers with a history of radical action; 2. He has no special talents: nah, he's been jacked up with the Jekyll serum, making him near enough a super hero (minus the spandex); 3. The world is basically a good and predictable place: wrong again, there's an evil corporation determined to bring on THE END OF THE WORLD... and kill him; 4. The person who broke into his room is weird: OK, that one is true. But Daffodil (not her real name) has a bossy, all-powerful artificial intelligence attached to her brain stem which is bound to make anyone a little different. In this pacey, ironic thriller, brilliant dialogue meets slapstick fight scenes, in a teen version of Christopher Brookmyre, and the question of who's controlling whom is startlingly, hilariously and constantly revised.
Other Title
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It is only the end of the world
Year Published
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2018
Physical Description
:
236 pages ; 20 cm
Subject
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Parent and child -- Fiction.
Hackers -- Fiction.
Superheroes -- Fiction.
Corporations -- Fiction.
Good and evil -- Fiction.
End of the world -- Fiction.
Artificial intelligence -- Fiction.
Cyborgs -- Fiction.
Genre
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Science fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Summary
:
Charlie thinks he's a pretty normal guy, until someone breaks into his room one night and reveals that everything he's ever thought about anything is wrong. 1. His parents are boring: nope, they're actually highly skilled computer hackers with a history of radical action; 2. He has no special talents: nah, he's been jacked up with the Jekyll serum, making him near enough a super hero (minus the spandex); 3. The world is basically a good and predictable place: wrong again, there's an evil corporation determined to bring on THE END OF THE WORLD... and kill him; 4. The person who broke into his room is weird: OK, that one is true. But Daffodil (not her real name) has a bossy, all-powerful artificial intelligence attached to her brain stem which is bound to make anyone a little different. In this pacey, ironic thriller, brilliant dialogue meets slapstick fight scenes, in a teen version of Christopher Brookmyre, and the question of who's controlling whom is startlingly, hilariously and constantly revised.
ISBN
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9781782505174
Publisher
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Edinburgh, Scotland : KelpiesEdge, an imprint of Floris Books, 2018.
©2018
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Jasper Place | F HEN | Book | 30071000653936 | Fiction |