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A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that’s shot through with humanity. A great read. – Christopher EdgeThis thought-provoking, elegantly condensed dystopian novel for 9+ addresses ethics, innovation and what it means to be human. * The Guardian *Kenny is a brilliant world builder and he writes with a clarity that belies the complexity of ideas in this gripping novel. * The Irish Times *Shades of C3PO and Blade Runner … In a nail-biting series of plot twists, human and droid loyalties are tested. * The Observer *Another cracker of a tale from author Pádraig Kenny […] a powerful and hopeful dystopian adventure. * RTE Ireland *

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian’s assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin and recent The Monsters of Rookhaven were both Waterstones Books of the Month. He has twice won the Children’s Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.