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Spynosaur #1
Spynosaur
A new hilarious series from best-selling author Guy Bass, perfect for fans of My Brother is a Superhero, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Astrosaurs.
SPYNOSAUR is secret agency Department 6’s not-so secret weapon. Created by mysterious science rays, Spynosaur has the mind of a super spy and the body of a dinosaur. Dedicated to protecting the world from criminal masterminds, this prehistoric powerhouse dishes out justice and puns to a host of eccentric enemies. But when he and his sidekick daughter Amber are sent to rescue a captured fellow agent, Spynosaur becomes embroiled in a plot to frame him. Can he and Amber clear his name in time to save the world?
SPYNOSAUR is secret agency Department 6’s not-so secret weapon. Created by mysterious science rays, Spynosaur has the mind of a super spy and the body of a dinosaur. Dedicated to protecting the world from criminal masterminds, this prehistoric powerhouse dishes out justice and puns to a host of eccentric enemies. But when he and his sidekick daughter Amber are sent to rescue a captured fellow agent, Spynosaur becomes embroiled in a plot to frame him. Can he and Amber clear his name in time to save the world?
192 pages, Paperback
Published September 8, 2016
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About the author
Guy Bass
72 books48 followersGuy is an award-winning author whose children's books series include Stitch Head, Skeleton Keys, Dinkin Dings, Spynosaur, The Legend of Frog and Atomic! In 2010 Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things won the Blue Peter Award for Most Fun Book with Pictures.
Guy's has also written plays for both adults and children. He has previously been a theatre producer, illustrator, temp, gerbil whisperer and has acted his way out of several paper bags.
Guy spent his childhood reading comics and hoping one day to become a superhero. He spends his adulthood in more or less the same way.
Guy lives in London with his wife and no dog - yet.
Guy's has also written plays for both adults and children. He has previously been a theatre producer, illustrator, temp, gerbil whisperer and has acted his way out of several paper bags.
Guy spent his childhood reading comics and hoping one day to become a superhero. He spends his adulthood in more or less the same way.
Guy lives in London with his wife and no dog - yet.
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July 31, 2017
kids might like it, not a book many adults will enjoy.
August 3, 2021
Brilliant
If you like spy stories this is a funny one
If you like spy stories this is a funny one
November 3, 2021
Great children's book. I got it signed by the autjor himself
August 18, 2016
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
This book is full of super-hero silliness and zippy rap songs that should appeal to kids, and puns and references that will appeal all the young-at-heart. Half the fun for older readers is trying to spot the references in the character names and plot lines. There are nods to James Bond, Dashiel Hammett, action films with bomb countdowns, and convoluted logical (??!) deduction sequences that make Agatha Christie books look impressive, as well as “Karate Kid” style martial arts moves and a homage to the late, great Freddie Mercury.
The main story is written in prose with illustrations, but there are also graphic novel sections – especially for the flashback sequences (you have to have those) and raps – and “Department 6 Classifile” information inserts reminiscent of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. I loved the description of M11, a woman spy with “a no-nonsense approach and a fondness for scatter cushions”.
Danger Monkey is one of the most irritating co-spies around, but Amber (“Don’t call me poppet”) as the hero’s daughter and ninja-trained side-kick is wonderful. There is, of course, an Arch-nemesis – P.O.I.S.O.N (Persons of Infamy, Spite and Occasional Notoriousness), with sub-nemesis, Ergo Ego
The McGuffin secret weapon is an actual McGuffin (I had to google it to be sure) and there is a wonderful twist near the end as the secret weapon is revealed.
This book is full of super-hero silliness and zippy rap songs that should appeal to kids, and puns and references that will appeal all the young-at-heart. Half the fun for older readers is trying to spot the references in the character names and plot lines. There are nods to James Bond, Dashiel Hammett, action films with bomb countdowns, and convoluted logical (??!) deduction sequences that make Agatha Christie books look impressive, as well as “Karate Kid” style martial arts moves and a homage to the late, great Freddie Mercury.
The main story is written in prose with illustrations, but there are also graphic novel sections – especially for the flashback sequences (you have to have those) and raps – and “Department 6 Classifile” information inserts reminiscent of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. I loved the description of M11, a woman spy with “a no-nonsense approach and a fondness for scatter cushions”.
Danger Monkey is one of the most irritating co-spies around, but Amber (“Don’t call me poppet”) as the hero’s daughter and ninja-trained side-kick is wonderful. There is, of course, an Arch-nemesis – P.O.I.S.O.N (Persons of Infamy, Spite and Occasional Notoriousness), with sub-nemesis, Ergo Ego
The McGuffin secret weapon is an actual McGuffin (I had to google it to be sure) and there is a wonderful twist near the end as the secret weapon is revealed.
September 15, 2016
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