Machine Wars - Couverture souple

Pryor, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857982761 ISBN 13 : 9780857982766

Editeur : Random House Australia Children's Books, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Bourne Identity meets The Terminator in this fast-paced technothriller for boys aged 10 to 14. Unknown to the world, a superintelligence has emerged and it wants to eliminate Bram Argent . . . The superintelligence can control any machine connected to the net, and it uses them as its unstoppable agents to achieve its ends. And the superintelligence is paranoid. Controlling the entire world is its only way to ensure its own existence. Bram s mother is a high-level computer scientist. She s been investigating the possibility of the emergence of a superintelligence and she has evidence. But the superintelligence has become aware of her and decided she needs to be eliminated. Now she's in hiding. Bram must flee and find his parents while being hunted by every machine on the planet. His friend Stella is caught up in the pursuit and becomes a target because of their friendship. Together, they must survive in an interconnected world where any machine might instantly become a lethal predator . . .

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Pryor has published a number of fantasy books and over forty short stories, from literary fiction to science fiction to slapstick humour. Michael has been shortlisted six times for the Aurealis Awards (including for BLAZE OF GLORY and HEART OF GOLD), has been nominated for a Ditmar award, and two of his books have been CBCA Notable Books. He is currently writing titles in the LAWS OF MAGIC series for older readers, and the CHRONICLES OF KRANGOR series for younger readers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House Australia Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857982761
• ISBN 13: 9780857982766
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible