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Spikez
The iconic British Hedgehog gets a technological upgrade in this action-packed children's novel about an unlikely bunch of animal cyborgs. Professor Windar's amazing team of hybrid-drones are unveiled in front of a military audience. Their to support the UK's fight against global terrorism. But when his deadliest prototype malfunctions, Spikez and his team are sent on their most dangerous mission yet - to protect their home from total destruction. The local inhabitants of Greenacres find themselves entangled in a fight for survival like no other. Claws clasp, feathers fry, and microchips meddle as a new breed of hero is born. Can the future of humanity and animalkind be saved by Spikez? Classic storytelling with technological enhancements, Spikez is the first in a series of fiction books about the dangers of man's meddling with nature. It's been described as Animal Farm meets The Matrix. Like the eBook version of Spikez, the book is alive with technology. Simply zap one of the many QR codes and be taken to free bonus content; such diary entries, character profiles, cool hedgehog facts, videos and downloadable .mp3 tracks - all made exclusively for the novel which can be accessed for free at www.animalcyborgs.com
390 pages, Paperback
First published September 14, 2012
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October 8, 2019
This was a refreshing read. A simple story about animals whose life goes horribly wrong when they die and become cyborgs. Funny dialogue and really easy to read chapters with plenty of twists. Looking forward to more fun cyborg mashups
February 11, 2013
I had a lot of issues with this book... The sentences were clunky in places, and the editing wasn't good. More than once sentences ended with question marks when they weren't actually questions.
I didn't always feel that the descriptions brought the characters & events to life for me.
There were events and parts of the story line that didn't make sense to me, such as certain military meetings that take place in the book. Perhaps this is a consequence of the book being aimed at a slightly younger audience.
That said, if Disney could team up with Pixar they could probably create quite a captivating (if mad) movie.
Also, I must mention the thing that first caught my attention about the book - it's got hedgehogs in it. At the very least, I must concede that hedgehogs are pretty awesome & it's pretty brave to create a story about them.
I didn't always feel that the descriptions brought the characters & events to life for me.
There were events and parts of the story line that didn't make sense to me, such as certain military meetings that take place in the book. Perhaps this is a consequence of the book being aimed at a slightly younger audience.
That said, if Disney could team up with Pixar they could probably create quite a captivating (if mad) movie.
Also, I must mention the thing that first caught my attention about the book - it's got hedgehogs in it. At the very least, I must concede that hedgehogs are pretty awesome & it's pretty brave to create a story about them.
February 26, 2013
Someone described this to me as Watership Down vs The Terminator. It was pretty cool and an enjoyable read. The concept seemed a bit bonkers but I could imagine it happening, and there was loads of content I could zap with my ipad, learning the science behind teh concept, which I hadn't come across before in books. This would make an awesome film and there was lots of references to some of my favourite films. A good read.
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