Beschreibung des Verlags
It's every street kid's dream: a job testing Virtual Kombat. Until it turns into a nightmare … The first adventure in Chris Bradford’s action-packed dystopian trilogy.
Street kid Scott jumps at the chance to be a Virtual Kombat gamer. If he can battle his way up the ranks, the ultimate prize will be his. But then his friend Kate goes missing in the battle arena, and Scott's dream turns into a nightmare …
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Reviews
"I really enjoyed this book so much that I read it within 24 hours" – Toppsta review
"This is such an exciting and gripping story that my eyes couldn't leave the pages for even a second. You are really missing out if you do not read this novel" – Guardian, Child review
"Has the story, characters and the in-game feel that young readers have been waiting for" – Fantasy Book Review, Blog
"A tightly plotted action-packed adventure with thrilling fight scenes … This is, without doubt, the perfect book for the computer generation" – Madge Eekal Reviews, Blog
"Perfect for children who are used to the high adrenaline experience of a video game … an excellent story" – The Bookbag
About the author
As well as being a top-selling children’s author, Chris Bradford is also a professional musician and songwriter who once performed for the Queen. He has trained in a variety of martial arts, including samurai swordsmanship, and has earned his black belt in Kyo Shin Taijutsu, the secret fighting art of the ninja. His bestselling Young Samurai and Bodyguard series are both hugely popular, the former having been nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
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Anders Frang is a Danish-born illustrator with an MA in Game Design and Interaction from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen. Anders relocated to Edinburgh in 2016 with the dream of illustrating children’s books.
