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Mech Brigade: A fast-paced middle grade science fiction action adventure, perfect for fans of gaming and tech, by the author of SkyWake
‘The cockpit is a lonely place when it feels like your mech is your enemy…’
On his thirteenth birthday, Miles joins the war against alien Spinners. As a child soldier piloting a mech robot, he's humanity's last hope. But Miles is no ordinary recruit – he's the son of Professor Riley, the missing genius behind the mechs. Now, Miles must master a rogue mech called Ironclad, find his father and save the world. Some birthday.
On his thirteenth birthday, Miles joins the war against alien Spinners. As a child soldier piloting a mech robot, he's humanity's last hope. But Miles is no ordinary recruit – he's the son of Professor Riley, the missing genius behind the mechs. Now, Miles must master a rogue mech called Ironclad, find his father and save the world. Some birthday.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 5, 2025
About the author
Jamie Russell
25 books18 followersWhen Jamie was five, he saw a Space Invaders arcade machine in a greasy fish and chip shop at the seaside. It blew his mind and started a lifelong love of videogames.
After graduating from London University, Jamie became a film critic for the BBC and a contributing editor for Total Film magazine. He was sent to special movie screenings and fed free sandwiches. He thought it was the best job ever.
But he was wrong…
A little later, he wrote for videogame magazine EDGE and realised that you could actually get paid for shooting aliens in the face with shotguns.
Since then he has worked as a screenwriter, speechwriter and as a narrative consultant for a big US tech company that swore him to secrecy. He has written several non-fiction books for grown ups on everything from videogames to zombies.
His fiction debut is the SKYWAKE trilogy for readers 9+ launching in March 2021. It's a story about videogames, aliens and what it takes to be a leader.
After graduating from London University, Jamie became a film critic for the BBC and a contributing editor for Total Film magazine. He was sent to special movie screenings and fed free sandwiches. He thought it was the best job ever.
But he was wrong…
A little later, he wrote for videogame magazine EDGE and realised that you could actually get paid for shooting aliens in the face with shotguns.
Since then he has worked as a screenwriter, speechwriter and as a narrative consultant for a big US tech company that swore him to secrecy. He has written several non-fiction books for grown ups on everything from videogames to zombies.
His fiction debut is the SKYWAKE trilogy for readers 9+ launching in March 2021. It's a story about videogames, aliens and what it takes to be a leader.
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July 2, 2025
A very fast-paced robot-packed science fiction. I absolutely whizzed through this.
I always moan that there's not enough middle grade science fiction out there, so as soon as I saw this, I snapped it up. The story is exciting, the action high stakes and the consequences real - people actually die, which a lot of books shy away from.
A book for young readers who love space, robots and have a strange love-hate relationship with spiders.
While I don't want to be genderist, this feels like a boy book. I'll give my copy to my 8 year old son in the hope it will encourage him to read something that isn't Dog Man
I should add that there were some science issues, hence why I couldn't give this a full five stars, but I doubt any young reader would pick up on those.
I always moan that there's not enough middle grade science fiction out there, so as soon as I saw this, I snapped it up. The story is exciting, the action high stakes and the consequences real - people actually die, which a lot of books shy away from.
A book for young readers who love space, robots and have a strange love-hate relationship with spiders.
While I don't want to be genderist, this feels like a boy book. I'll give my copy to my 8 year old son in the hope it will encourage him to read something that isn't Dog Man
I should add that there were some science issues, hence why I couldn't give this a full five stars, but I doubt any young reader would pick up on those.
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