Zero Override

i, Robot meets Alex Rider: a high-stakes adventure
debut for readers of 10+, featuring a group of young underground
hackers who steal from the rich in a world populated with bots
and AI.

In a near-future London where humans and humanoid bots live side
by side, a sophisticated virus is infiltrating the national system.
If it uploads fully, every intelligent machine in the country
- from home assistants to hospital bots to android enforcers -
will shut down.

Zero, a thirteen-year-old hacker whose day job is to sneak into
high-security server rooms and 'liberate' funds from undeserving
corporations, has a serious distrust of bots - and no real interest
in saving the world. But the virus threatens the life of Grace,
his younger sister, who - as a result of the car crash that killed
their parents ten years ago - now has a machine heart.

No one will work harder than Zero to stop the upload. Except perhaps
Andi, a mysterious humanoid bot who has appeared with secrets
of his own. Zero doesn't trust him. He doesn't even like him.
But with only hours on the clock, the only way to protect Grace
might be to partner up. And along the way, he must come up against
MI6 - and unravel his own past...

• A fast-paced, page-turning adventure full of punchy action,
  intrigue, a hero to root for and a memorable cast - both human
  and android.
  
• The pace, thrills and stakes of spy novels like Cherub
  and Alex Rider, but from the rebellious angle of a Robin-Hood-style
  underground organisation.
  
• Tackles the hot and ever-growing topic of AI head on, asking
  thought-provoking questions about what it means to be human in a
  world of intelligent machines.
  
  

Product details

• Authors: Blackman Steve
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.07.2026
• EAN: 9780702348358
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-4835-8
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Computers & Digital Media, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Science Fiction (Children's/Ya), Family & Home Stories (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 10 Years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, Personal & Social Issues: Siblings (Children's/Ya)