AdelAIDE

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new AI technology in this gripping thriller.

Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya’s stepdad arrives home with AdelAIDE, a home-assistant robot.

It quickly becomes clear that AdelAIDE is much more powerful than other home-assistant technology, and the thing AdelAIDE wants most of all is to help her new owners. Especially Freya.

AdelAIDE has lots of ideas to help Freya boost her profile and get more likes and followers. But when Freya starts to follow AdelAIDE’s more radical advice, things quickly spiral out of control …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

Reviews

"These books are incredibly eye-opening for adults and young people when it comes to safeguarding around tech. Sinister, clever and unquestioningly worrying, they will make readers think twice before sharing their personal details online." – Scope for Imagination, blog

"Packs a huge punch in terms of subject matter … It’s suspenseful plot builds with danger and threat throughout and leaves us with a chilling warning about the world of tech that we have all been so eager to accept as part of our lives … If nothing else, this book should be a reminder to question what we let into our lives. Utterly thrilling and totally absorbing." — Mini Travellers, blog

"Melinda Salisbury has hit the nail on the head when it comes to this dark tale, which will strike a note with many parents and teenagers alike in a society where fame and followers mean more than intelligence and individuality." – NetGalley review

"Drop dead current. And just a sensible bit of entertainment." – NetGalley review

About the author

Melinda Salisbury is the bestselling author of multiple YA novels, inlcuding the Sin Eater’s Daughter series and the State of Sorrow duology. Her books have been published in 15 countries to date and been collectively nominated for numerous national and international awards and accolades, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the Carnegie Medal.