Proxy

Zusatztext Praise for  Proxy : “Looking for an awesome YA summer read? Look no further than Alex London’s Proxy.” —EW.com"Put down what you're doing and read this book. Right now. The complex characters! intricate world! and blistering pace are off-the-charts amazing. I fell in love with this story from the first sentence to the final! epic page. London is a force to be reckoned with." —Marie Lu! author of the Legend trilogy  “[A] smart! stylish science-fiction thriller that deftly weaves big issues like guilt! accidents of birth! redemption and commerce into a page-turning read.” — Kirkus Reviews “A fast-paced dystopian novel which should appeal to readers of the Hunger Games.” —VOYA"Alex London is one of the most multi-dimensional writers out there. Proxy blew me away. It's deep! thrilling! thought-provoking! and at times simultaneously maddening and uplifting. I need to have more of Syd and Knox. Proxy is one stunning read!" —Andrew Smith! author of WINGER and GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE“Gripping.” —Examiner.com“ Proxy  moves blindingly fast through a world of danger gone viral. It's science-fiction on a joy ride full of deceit and imagination.” — Deseret News  “A big twist and heroic ending will leave readers eager for more” —Shelf Awareness “Offering intriguing moral dilemmas amid breakneck action…The matter-of-fact presence of a gay lead [Syd] in an action driven story is welcome and overdue.” —Publishers Weekly “An action-packed thrill ride.” —SLJ Informationen zum Autor Alex London writes books for adults, children and teens. At one time a journalist who traveled the world reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, he now is a full time novelist living in Philadelphia. You can visit Alex London at www.calexanderlondon.com Klappentext Knox was born into one of the City's wealthiest families. A Patron! he has everything a boy could possibly wantNincluding a Proxy to take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase! Syd is beaten. When Knox plays a practical joke! Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox crashes a car! killing one of his friends! Syd is branded and sentenced to death. PROXY    By Alex London          “Both were being denied their childhoods: the prince by a smothering excess of privilege, [the whipping boy] by none at all.”— Sid Fleischman    “In the… landscape ahead, you will either create the software or you will be the software.” — Douglas Rushkoff 1 Even a perfect machine wasn’t built to go this fast.Knox knew it, but still he pressed harder on the accelerator. Ripples of heat blurred the air around the car, and the girl in the passenger seat squealed.Terror? Delight? Did it matter?He took a turn too sharply, felt the stabilizer engine straining. His windshield lit up with warnings: lane markers flashing red, speed indicators blinking. Sweat beaded on his upper lip, but the car held the road.“R U glitched?” popped up in his datastream in translucent green letters. He could see through them to the pavement, but they were impossible to ignore.He glanced at the girl, giggling to cover her nerves.They curved up the speedway, slicing like heat lightning over the slums of the Lower City, past the blast-barriers and security fences, rising higher and higher. There were parts of the Mountain City you just didn’t go if you were lux, parts you didn’t even see. The city below them blurred. The city beside them gleamed. Knox accelerated.“srsly?!” blinked double-sized in front of Knox, each letter wiggling and changing colors. The font was chunky; the y swished like a cat’s tail. Very retro. Probably custom made for her by some trendy for-hire coder. Her hands waved in the air in front of the windshield, swiping out another text.“ :) ” she added.Suddenly, her smiley face vanished.“Reduce Speed…Reduce Speed…Reduce Speed…” scrolled in front of Knox in an unfriendly industrial font. All the road signs and advertisements ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alex London
• Editore: Philomel Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 12 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.06.2013
• EAN: 9780399257766
• ISBN: 978-0-399-25776-6
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Libri per bambini fino a 11 anni