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Swift and Hawk #1
Cyberspies
For fans of the Alex Rider and Spy School series comes a twenty-first-century spin on the spy novel, featuring a girl and boy whose brilliant minds and cutting-edge technology make them unstoppable.
When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk—teen experts in AI and robotics—are plunged into a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group. Their journey takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in search of the mysterious ship Nightfall. Caught in a treacherous world of spies and saboteurs, Swift and Hawk will be pushed to the limit as they follow a trail that leads to the remote island of Spøkelsøy—and straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.
When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk—teen experts in AI and robotics—are plunged into a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group. Their journey takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in search of the mysterious ship Nightfall. Caught in a treacherous world of spies and saboteurs, Swift and Hawk will be pushed to the limit as they follow a trail that leads to the remote island of Spøkelsøy—and straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published March 2, 2022
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Logan Macx
6 books2 followersLogan Macx is the pen name of Edward Docx and Matthew Plampin. Edward Docx is an award-winning novelist and journalist. Matthew Plampin is the author of four acclaimed historical novels and lectures in nineteenth-century art and architecture. They live in London.
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April 13, 2022
When Caleb Quinn overhears his mum, who works for the US government in London, in trouble with some suspicious people he knows he has to escape the house and find a professor and a friend, Zen, he has at the specialist school he attends, Zen's family has been taken too.
Eventually finding them both, who are also on the run, it turns out that the friends cyber skills are needed and the two quickly become Swift and Hawk and their mission is to look into the Mobius Programme, which they believe is why their families have been taken.
The book is bang up-to date, adventurous, and fun. There is undertones of crime, mystery, humour, and kids being kids.
For those looking for something to sink their teeth into that will keep them captivated and plays out just like a movie, this is the book to read. It really is a lot of good fun and engaging from beginning to end.
Eventually finding them both, who are also on the run, it turns out that the friends cyber skills are needed and the two quickly become Swift and Hawk and their mission is to look into the Mobius Programme, which they believe is why their families have been taken.
The book is bang up-to date, adventurous, and fun. There is undertones of crime, mystery, humour, and kids being kids.
For those looking for something to sink their teeth into that will keep them captivated and plays out just like a movie, this is the book to read. It really is a lot of good fun and engaging from beginning to end.
August 20, 2024
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There’s sparks of what could be a fun novel, but the main character is already too OP.
He’s good at everything and able to get past guards etc with no real training because he’s so good at hacking??
I can see this was going for an Alex rider thing, but it felt really lacking. Alex was kind of trained from a young age, but he didn’t know his uncle was part of an intelligence agency. There’s no way a member of the CIA would 1. Let their child know or 2. Live in London. It’s super unlikely unless she retired from active duty or was on a long term operation.
You literally cannot tell anyone you’re in the intelligence services. Sometimes you’re allowed to tell your partner, and ONLY if they’re from the same country as you ie you’re serving in the UK intelligence agencies and they’re British. Otherwise it could be considered a conflict of interest in case they were a mole for another intelligence agency. Like that’s the whole point.
So MC’s mum actively telling him and him being aware is dumb. If the CIA knew then they’d likely have surveillance on him to keep him safe.
Then add in that he is way too good at espionage for the beginning of a book. Also he’s good at sports as well as hacking. Be for real. Alex has believable things he cannot do. I acknowledge that Alex Rider first came out over 20 years ago so tech wasn’t the same, but this doesn’t mean that it would have ever made sense for him to be:
1. Good at sports and trained in martial arts
2. Immediately good at espionage
3. Able to take on grown adults with no training
4. Able to hack anything - including government systems without being detected.
Alex has to be trained with the SAS before they allow him into to the field, and I get this isn’t him being allowed but I don’t for a second believe he would have managed to get away that easily.
Sorry. If you’re going to do spies I do expect a level of believability. Even Gallagher Girls knew this.
There’s sparks of what could be a fun novel, but the main character is already too OP.
He’s good at everything and able to get past guards etc with no real training because he’s so good at hacking??
I can see this was going for an Alex rider thing, but it felt really lacking. Alex was kind of trained from a young age, but he didn’t know his uncle was part of an intelligence agency. There’s no way a member of the CIA would 1. Let their child know or 2. Live in London. It’s super unlikely unless she retired from active duty or was on a long term operation.
You literally cannot tell anyone you’re in the intelligence services. Sometimes you’re allowed to tell your partner, and ONLY if they’re from the same country as you ie you’re serving in the UK intelligence agencies and they’re British. Otherwise it could be considered a conflict of interest in case they were a mole for another intelligence agency. Like that’s the whole point.
So MC’s mum actively telling him and him being aware is dumb. If the CIA knew then they’d likely have surveillance on him to keep him safe.
Then add in that he is way too good at espionage for the beginning of a book. Also he’s good at sports as well as hacking. Be for real. Alex has believable things he cannot do. I acknowledge that Alex Rider first came out over 20 years ago so tech wasn’t the same, but this doesn’t mean that it would have ever made sense for him to be:
1. Good at sports and trained in martial arts
2. Immediately good at espionage
3. Able to take on grown adults with no training
4. Able to hack anything - including government systems without being detected.
Alex has to be trained with the SAS before they allow him into to the field, and I get this isn’t him being allowed but I don’t for a second believe he would have managed to get away that easily.
Sorry. If you’re going to do spies I do expect a level of believability. Even Gallagher Girls knew this.
May 21, 2022
Action? Yes! High tech pure? Oh yeah! An evil villain with power and chilling goals? You bet! As spy stories go, this one packs in all of these things and more.
Caleb lives with his CIA mother and attends a school for gifted tech-kids in Britain. When informants visit their home and insist they go with them to a unknown place, Caleb's mother distracts them long enough for him to escape. After finding his best friend, Caleb learns that families of high tech talents are being kidnapped, and him and his friend are both instated into a secret organization. Their code names are Swift and Hawk, and the two of them are about to go on a dangerous mission, which chases them around the world and takes them to extremes.
This is one for spy fans who love action, action, and more action. There's never a boring moment, there's tons of intrigue, and high tension is a given. The villain fits this mix perfectly and the two main characters are definitely kept on their toes the entire way through. There is quite a bit of high-tech included, but then, Swift and Hawk both excel on this end. While this could leave the reader confused, everything is described with enough detail to make sure not to loose the reader, and yet, it never grows boring. The action scenes flow in the same way, giving detailed enough accounts to make them come to life but never going over board either. It's a quick-paced read, which doesn't loose the reader in the slightest.
There is a strong friendship between Swift and Hawk, and that is inspiring. The two have slightly different skill sets and harmonize very well. They enjoy what they do, love a challenge and will do anything to get their families back. In other words, they are easy to root for from beginning to end. The only slight thing which bothered me was that neither really gained a personal connection with the reader. The first chapter already starts with Caleb, aka Swift, watching the strangers talk to his mother, and never lets the reader really get to know him, his surroundings, or his normal life. It's about the same for his best friend Hawk. A tiny bit more character building would have really drawn in.
The ending comes as fast and hard as the rest of the tale, leaving off in an exciting cliff-hanger. Hopefully, book two will be out soon because readers are going to want to immediately grab it up and see where things go next. I received an ARC through Edelweiss and loved the action.
Caleb lives with his CIA mother and attends a school for gifted tech-kids in Britain. When informants visit their home and insist they go with them to a unknown place, Caleb's mother distracts them long enough for him to escape. After finding his best friend, Caleb learns that families of high tech talents are being kidnapped, and him and his friend are both instated into a secret organization. Their code names are Swift and Hawk, and the two of them are about to go on a dangerous mission, which chases them around the world and takes them to extremes.
This is one for spy fans who love action, action, and more action. There's never a boring moment, there's tons of intrigue, and high tension is a given. The villain fits this mix perfectly and the two main characters are definitely kept on their toes the entire way through. There is quite a bit of high-tech included, but then, Swift and Hawk both excel on this end. While this could leave the reader confused, everything is described with enough detail to make sure not to loose the reader, and yet, it never grows boring. The action scenes flow in the same way, giving detailed enough accounts to make them come to life but never going over board either. It's a quick-paced read, which doesn't loose the reader in the slightest.
There is a strong friendship between Swift and Hawk, and that is inspiring. The two have slightly different skill sets and harmonize very well. They enjoy what they do, love a challenge and will do anything to get their families back. In other words, they are easy to root for from beginning to end. The only slight thing which bothered me was that neither really gained a personal connection with the reader. The first chapter already starts with Caleb, aka Swift, watching the strangers talk to his mother, and never lets the reader really get to know him, his surroundings, or his normal life. It's about the same for his best friend Hawk. A tiny bit more character building would have really drawn in.
The ending comes as fast and hard as the rest of the tale, leaving off in an exciting cliff-hanger. Hopefully, book two will be out soon because readers are going to want to immediately grab it up and see where things go next. I received an ARC through Edelweiss and loved the action.
November 12, 2022
E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
Caleb Quinn lives with his mother, Harper, a CIA agent, in London after the death of his father, a well known scientist. He attends ARC, a private school where he studies Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Cybertech. His best friend, Zenobia (Zen) is also the child of scientists. When leather jacketed hoodlums break into the Quinn home, Caleb uses technology he created, his FLEX, to spy on them, and hears his mother use code words to indicate he should flee. He manages to get out of the house and make his way to ARC, only to find that Professor Clay, whom he is supposed to contact, is not there, nor is Zen, who boards at the school. Zen has left a cryptic message with her android Beetlebat that leads Caleb to break into the British Museum and find a secret room where Zen is hiding. Her whole family has been kidnapped. Professor Clay shows up, but so does a small drone. Their position compromised, the three take off through the London sewers. The children get cut off from the professor, who has given them a mission to crack a code as part of the Moebius Programme, and they make their way to safety. The two decide to head to Amsterdam and contact a former schoolmate, Luuk, to help them. Caleb has been working on a video game called Terrorform that has become very popular, and has built on his father's AI program called SAM. Using their skills, Caleb and Zen start to unravel the mystery that involves enignmatic businessman Xavier Torent, Esperanza, APEX, and a diabolical plan that only the tweens can thwart. This takes them to the remote Norwegian island of Spøkelsøy where they have to fight nanowolves and outsmart Torrent to save Zen's family. Will they be able to find them, and locate Caleb's mother as well?
Strengths: This reminded me a bit of Young's STORM series, with the British characters and the plethora of cool tech gadgets, as well as the kidnapped parents. There's lots of action and adventure as well as international travel that is taken for granted ("we'll just hop on the EuroStar and get to Amsterdam") that will be greatly appreciated by readers who are sitting in a study hall in Ohio with the only travel in their future being a possible trip out to an apple orchard in the country! Caleb and Zen both have a ton of tech and spy skills, and are pretty fearless as well. The villains are easy to identify, and they clearly have to be taken down because they are bent on world domination. There's clearly another mission in the works because Caleb was picking up APEX signals again at the end of the book.
Weaknesses: I felt like I was missing a whole bunch about ARC, and I also didn't have a good feel for Caleb or Zen's personality. Will young readers care? Not so much. I was also a little irritated at the rarified, wealthy atmosphere; sure, this makes it a lot easier to go on missions, but it also made me less interested in the characters because they didn't have as much of a struggle.
What I really think: Spy books are always very popular, and my students have loved going on vicarious spy missions for over twenty years! This will be hugely popular with fans of Horowitz's Stormbreaker (2000), Gilman's Devil's Breath (2005), Carter's Gallagher Girls (2006), Buckley's NERDS (2009), Muchamore's CHERUB series (2010), Gibbs' Spy School (2013) , Bradley's Double Vision (2014), McGee's Ryan Quinn (2016), and Ponti's City Spies (2020).
Caleb Quinn lives with his mother, Harper, a CIA agent, in London after the death of his father, a well known scientist. He attends ARC, a private school where he studies Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Cybertech. His best friend, Zenobia (Zen) is also the child of scientists. When leather jacketed hoodlums break into the Quinn home, Caleb uses technology he created, his FLEX, to spy on them, and hears his mother use code words to indicate he should flee. He manages to get out of the house and make his way to ARC, only to find that Professor Clay, whom he is supposed to contact, is not there, nor is Zen, who boards at the school. Zen has left a cryptic message with her android Beetlebat that leads Caleb to break into the British Museum and find a secret room where Zen is hiding. Her whole family has been kidnapped. Professor Clay shows up, but so does a small drone. Their position compromised, the three take off through the London sewers. The children get cut off from the professor, who has given them a mission to crack a code as part of the Moebius Programme, and they make their way to safety. The two decide to head to Amsterdam and contact a former schoolmate, Luuk, to help them. Caleb has been working on a video game called Terrorform that has become very popular, and has built on his father's AI program called SAM. Using their skills, Caleb and Zen start to unravel the mystery that involves enignmatic businessman Xavier Torent, Esperanza, APEX, and a diabolical plan that only the tweens can thwart. This takes them to the remote Norwegian island of Spøkelsøy where they have to fight nanowolves and outsmart Torrent to save Zen's family. Will they be able to find them, and locate Caleb's mother as well?
Strengths: This reminded me a bit of Young's STORM series, with the British characters and the plethora of cool tech gadgets, as well as the kidnapped parents. There's lots of action and adventure as well as international travel that is taken for granted ("we'll just hop on the EuroStar and get to Amsterdam") that will be greatly appreciated by readers who are sitting in a study hall in Ohio with the only travel in their future being a possible trip out to an apple orchard in the country! Caleb and Zen both have a ton of tech and spy skills, and are pretty fearless as well. The villains are easy to identify, and they clearly have to be taken down because they are bent on world domination. There's clearly another mission in the works because Caleb was picking up APEX signals again at the end of the book.
Weaknesses: I felt like I was missing a whole bunch about ARC, and I also didn't have a good feel for Caleb or Zen's personality. Will young readers care? Not so much. I was also a little irritated at the rarified, wealthy atmosphere; sure, this makes it a lot easier to go on missions, but it also made me less interested in the characters because they didn't have as much of a struggle.
What I really think: Spy books are always very popular, and my students have loved going on vicarious spy missions for over twenty years! This will be hugely popular with fans of Horowitz's Stormbreaker (2000), Gilman's Devil's Breath (2005), Carter's Gallagher Girls (2006), Buckley's NERDS (2009), Muchamore's CHERUB series (2010), Gibbs' Spy School (2013) , Bradley's Double Vision (2014), McGee's Ryan Quinn (2016), and Ponti's City Spies (2020).
September 22, 2022
Ab und an brauche ich mal Abenteuergeschichten mit viel Spannung und Action, da dürfen die Protagonisten gern auch mal Jünger sein.
Caleb und Zenobi, beide 12 Jahre alt, werden vom MI6 angestellt. Sie sollen helfen entführter Wissenschaftler zu befreien. Für Caleb ist der Geheimdienst nichts neues, da seine Mutter beim CIA arbeitet, sie wurde kurz vorher quasi entführt. Aber auch Zenobis Vater wurde verschleppt.
Es ist eine sehr abenteuerliche und rasante Geschichte. Der Spannungsbogen bleibt die meiste Zeit gut erhalten.
Die beiden sind nicht auf den Kopf gefallen, denn Caleb ist ein genialer Programmierer und KI-Experte, er hat sogar ein Spiel erschaffen mit einer KI. Zenobia geht voll auf alles was mit Robotik zu tun hat und ist eine sehr gute Kampfsportlerin.
Beide zusammen geben eine tolles Team ab.
Die Story lädt dazu ein, drin zu versinken. Eine Mischung aus Agentenleben und Computerspiele und jede Menge Abenteuer die zu bestehen sind.
Ein lockerer und flüssiger Schreibstil ermöglicht ein angenehmes lesen.
Caleb und Zenobi, beide 12 Jahre alt, werden vom MI6 angestellt. Sie sollen helfen entführter Wissenschaftler zu befreien. Für Caleb ist der Geheimdienst nichts neues, da seine Mutter beim CIA arbeitet, sie wurde kurz vorher quasi entführt. Aber auch Zenobis Vater wurde verschleppt.
Es ist eine sehr abenteuerliche und rasante Geschichte. Der Spannungsbogen bleibt die meiste Zeit gut erhalten.
Die beiden sind nicht auf den Kopf gefallen, denn Caleb ist ein genialer Programmierer und KI-Experte, er hat sogar ein Spiel erschaffen mit einer KI. Zenobia geht voll auf alles was mit Robotik zu tun hat und ist eine sehr gute Kampfsportlerin.
Beide zusammen geben eine tolles Team ab.
Die Story lädt dazu ein, drin zu versinken. Eine Mischung aus Agentenleben und Computerspiele und jede Menge Abenteuer die zu bestehen sind.
Ein lockerer und flüssiger Schreibstil ermöglicht ein angenehmes lesen.
January 26, 2022
Not really my thing at all but nothing wrong with the writing at all. I’m sure adventure, action loving young readers will love it!
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November 17, 2022Caleb lives in London with his CIA agent Mom, Harper, he goes to a school for genius kids and has all the technology he could ever want or use for his own projects. Then a group of shady mercenaries shows up at his home, telling Harper that they have information about the mysterious Xavier Torrent, the former research partner to Caleb’s dead father. The catch, Caleb and Harper must go with them. Unconvinced, Caleb escapes the kidnapping attempt catching up with his professor as well as his best friend Zen in a secret bunker beneath the British History Museum. Caleb and Zen are inducted into Möbius, a secret extracurricular school program. Given the code names Swift and Hawk, the duo must chase down the mercenaries that have kidnapped both their families and investigate why the villains are so obsessed with Caleb. The actions scenes are clear and have tension, the quieter moments filled with discovery of new information. The main duo is almost superhuman. Caleb is a programmer and hacker extraordinaire and Zen is a mechanical wiz and martial arts master. As young teens, the pair are able to outwit and outfight trained members of a criminal conspiracy. While this occasionally stretches credulity, the narrative plays it straight and keeps doubling down on how competent the duo is. This allows the author to avoid the grittier elements of spy stories and focuses on the cool gadgets and the fun and simple adventure. Caleb and Zen’s adventure is escapist, they always seem to have the right tool for the job at the right time.
A Europe-spanning adventure spy novel of best friends that sneak onto freighters full of mercenaries, escape runaway trains, and fight everything from wolves to drones to save their family, and maybe the world.
A Europe-spanning adventure spy novel of best friends that sneak onto freighters full of mercenaries, escape runaway trains, and fight everything from wolves to drones to save their family, and maybe the world.
January 6, 2022
Swift and Hawk Cyberspies is a thrilling teen novel that I would recommend to anybody between 10 and 110. It follows the adventures of cyber whiz kid Caleb and his best friend robotics and martial arts expert Zenobi “Zen” – part way through their first adventure they are given the code names Swift and Hawk. Initially set in London, Caleb is thrown into an international conspiracy when some mysterious baddies kidnap his mother (a CIA agent herself) – he fortunately escapes and flees to his elite cyber training school (think high tech Hogwarts). After a few scrapes he meets up with Zen and then working together they take on the bad guys – “RAZOR” – led by the ominous Xavier Torrent. The action is pretty much non-stop and very good fun – Caleb is aided by his deceased father’s creation an AI named SAM and his own soup-ed up mobile phone – Zen has a tiny awesome robot drone called Bettlebat.
The locations are varied and diverse and range from gritty London to Amsterdam via a container ship and a mysterious deserted island somewhere off Norway and the virtual world of Terrorform the MMORPG virtual game world that Caleb has created. The writing is excellent and the characters really zing with lots of energy and are believable and interesting and really clever and powerful but at the same time they have some vulnerability so there is genuine moments of peril and danger. The plot uses lots of current technology and current themes – there’s a quantum computer in it at some point (with 124 qubits) and decent explanation of the technology behind it. It felt a lot like a junior version of James Bond with hints of Harry Potter and excellent entertaining read!
The locations are varied and diverse and range from gritty London to Amsterdam via a container ship and a mysterious deserted island somewhere off Norway and the virtual world of Terrorform the MMORPG virtual game world that Caleb has created. The writing is excellent and the characters really zing with lots of energy and are believable and interesting and really clever and powerful but at the same time they have some vulnerability so there is genuine moments of peril and danger. The plot uses lots of current technology and current themes – there’s a quantum computer in it at some point (with 124 qubits) and decent explanation of the technology behind it. It felt a lot like a junior version of James Bond with hints of Harry Potter and excellent entertaining read!
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March 16, 2022Read for review
Caleb Quinn escapes capture when his mother is taken by three tough and suspicious people, then follows his mum's secret instructions to get to his school, where he needs to find Professor Clay. Unable to find her, he instead searches for his best friend Zen in the dorms, but is unable to find her either. With the aid of Beetlebat, one of Zen's more advanced robots, and the aid of Flex, Caleb's own creation, similar to a smartphone but with much more capacity, Caleb finds his way to Zen. There, Professor Clay informs them that both their families have been taken, and they are targeted by the same people. She gives them a mission of finding out what happened, and hastily inducts them into the Mobius Programme, the rumoured elite of the school. They become Swift and Hawk, and they are following any lead they can to find their families.
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies is the start of a new teen spy series by Logan Macx. Following the two teenagers who are technologically advanced, readers who are familiar with new technology and technology advancements will find the story easy to follow. Others might struggle with terminology, but still find the novel an enjoyable read. Great for fans of the 'Alex Rider' series by Anthony Horowitz, this series has more of a gender balance with Zen being present as the rational, clever and skilled fighter of the pair, bringing some strong girl vibes. A slightly older version of 'Kensy and Max' by Jacqueline Harvey, which fans could move to upon completion of that series.
Themes: Action; Adventure; Spies; Science Fiction; Nanotechnology; AI; Mystery.
Caleb Quinn escapes capture when his mother is taken by three tough and suspicious people, then follows his mum's secret instructions to get to his school, where he needs to find Professor Clay. Unable to find her, he instead searches for his best friend Zen in the dorms, but is unable to find her either. With the aid of Beetlebat, one of Zen's more advanced robots, and the aid of Flex, Caleb's own creation, similar to a smartphone but with much more capacity, Caleb finds his way to Zen. There, Professor Clay informs them that both their families have been taken, and they are targeted by the same people. She gives them a mission of finding out what happened, and hastily inducts them into the Mobius Programme, the rumoured elite of the school. They become Swift and Hawk, and they are following any lead they can to find their families.
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies is the start of a new teen spy series by Logan Macx. Following the two teenagers who are technologically advanced, readers who are familiar with new technology and technology advancements will find the story easy to follow. Others might struggle with terminology, but still find the novel an enjoyable read. Great for fans of the 'Alex Rider' series by Anthony Horowitz, this series has more of a gender balance with Zen being present as the rational, clever and skilled fighter of the pair, bringing some strong girl vibes. A slightly older version of 'Kensy and Max' by Jacqueline Harvey, which fans could move to upon completion of that series.
Themes: Action; Adventure; Spies; Science Fiction; Nanotechnology; AI; Mystery.
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January 10, 2022This book is the start of a new, action packed, tech driven adventure series. Swift and Hawk (not their real names) attend a school in London for kids gifted in tech and its various applications; one does software, one does hardware, although they can both do a little of the other. When their familes go missing, they're swept into a Europe-spanning chase to find them and understand why they were taken, before it's too late.
Surprisingly, for the amount of tech in here, I (who can more or less manage my devices but am probably missing all the best shortcuts) was never lost at all; I could follow what was going on with no problem. It's written really well to make sure everyone can follow along. The action was easy to follow and never overwhelmed the storyline. Most of the story is from one character's POV, which made it a little jarring when we were suddenly in the other character's near the end, but once I adjusted it was fine.
There's a fairly massive cliffhanger at the end, and I look forward to seeing the next part - I'm guessing around this time next year! This is going to fill that gap of boy-led fiction for this age group.
Surprisingly, for the amount of tech in here, I (who can more or less manage my devices but am probably missing all the best shortcuts) was never lost at all; I could follow what was going on with no problem. It's written really well to make sure everyone can follow along. The action was easy to follow and never overwhelmed the storyline. Most of the story is from one character's POV, which made it a little jarring when we were suddenly in the other character's near the end, but once I adjusted it was fine.
There's a fairly massive cliffhanger at the end, and I look forward to seeing the next part - I'm guessing around this time next year! This is going to fill that gap of boy-led fiction for this age group.
September 23, 2022
✨ REZENSION - Swift Hawk ✨
Das war auf jeden Fall ein sehr Action-reiches Kinderbuch! Die Altersempfehlung ist von 10 - 14 Jahre. Der Schreibstil war flüssig und gut geschrieben. Das Cover schreit sehr nach Action, Gefahr und nach Elektronik. 🙈
Hier geht es um Caleb und Zen, beide waren definitiv sehr sympathisch. Die Geschichte geht schon direkt am Anfang sehr spannend los, indem die Familien der beiden entführt werden.
Es hat mich sehr gefesselt, aber manchmal war es auch sehr viel Technik Kram, womit ich mich nicht so auskenne, muss man aber auch nicht.😄
Caleb und Zenobi sind beide 12 Jahre alt und es ist erstaunlich was sie alles können, denn Caleb ist ein genialer Programmierer und KI - Experte und Zen punktet in Fähigkeiten "Roboter - Crack" und als Kampfsportlerin.
Es ist eine sehr abenteuerliche Geschichte die nur so dahin rast, manchmal etwas sehr schnell, aber so wurde es definitiv nicht langweilig. ☺️
Die beiden sind auf einer gefährlichen Mission, in der sie sehr viel Reisen und ihre "Lager" aufschlagen.
Das Ende hat mir sehr gut gefallen und es sieht so aus als kommt noch ein Band denn der letzte Satz war sehr vielversprechend! 🥰💞
3/5 ⭐
Das war auf jeden Fall ein sehr Action-reiches Kinderbuch! Die Altersempfehlung ist von 10 - 14 Jahre. Der Schreibstil war flüssig und gut geschrieben. Das Cover schreit sehr nach Action, Gefahr und nach Elektronik. 🙈
Hier geht es um Caleb und Zen, beide waren definitiv sehr sympathisch. Die Geschichte geht schon direkt am Anfang sehr spannend los, indem die Familien der beiden entführt werden.
Es hat mich sehr gefesselt, aber manchmal war es auch sehr viel Technik Kram, womit ich mich nicht so auskenne, muss man aber auch nicht.😄
Caleb und Zenobi sind beide 12 Jahre alt und es ist erstaunlich was sie alles können, denn Caleb ist ein genialer Programmierer und KI - Experte und Zen punktet in Fähigkeiten "Roboter - Crack" und als Kampfsportlerin.
Es ist eine sehr abenteuerliche Geschichte die nur so dahin rast, manchmal etwas sehr schnell, aber so wurde es definitiv nicht langweilig. ☺️
Die beiden sind auf einer gefährlichen Mission, in der sie sehr viel Reisen und ihre "Lager" aufschlagen.
Das Ende hat mir sehr gut gefallen und es sieht so aus als kommt noch ein Band denn der letzte Satz war sehr vielversprechend! 🥰💞
3/5 ⭐
August 1, 2022
I think that teen fiction needs more characters and stories like this. Alex Rider still remains to be the leading attempt at bringing a bit of James Bond into the younger generation, but Swift and Hawk is a pretty close second.
High stakes, fast paced and filled with fun tech - this story races through spy missions like nobody's business. Caleb and his friend are interested in robotics, martial arts and finding their way out of trouble! Swift and Hawk, their code names, find themselves hopping across destinations stuck in the middle of a conspiracy - bad guy steals CIA agent mum and a training school is initiated.
So I can't tell you it's an original idea, and there are tropes for days, but there are some cool robot drone friends and a lot of exciting locations and action, action, action throughout. You certainly won't be bored!
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
High stakes, fast paced and filled with fun tech - this story races through spy missions like nobody's business. Caleb and his friend are interested in robotics, martial arts and finding their way out of trouble! Swift and Hawk, their code names, find themselves hopping across destinations stuck in the middle of a conspiracy - bad guy steals CIA agent mum and a training school is initiated.
So I can't tell you it's an original idea, and there are tropes for days, but there are some cool robot drone friends and a lot of exciting locations and action, action, action throughout. You certainly won't be bored!
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
October 12, 2022
Spannend
Als die Mutter von Caleb entführt wird, kommen die beiden Freunde Caleb und Zenobia in ein geheimes Agentenprogramm des MI6. Sie können sich sehr gut mit ihrem Wissen einbringen. Caleb ist Programmierer und KI-Experte und Zenobia ist Expertin in Robotik und Kampfsport. Sie bekommen sofort ihren ersten Auftrag, wobei sie einen Code entschlüsseln sollen, der unknackbar ist.
Diese coole Agentengeschichte um Caleb hat mir sehr gefallen. Die Handlung startet sehr spannend. Den Schreibstil fand ich sehr angenehm. Er ist einfach und leicht, sehr geeignet für Kinder ab 10 Jahren. Caleb und Zenobia können für ihr Alter verdammt viel. Das fand ich nicht unbedingt glaubhaft und realistisch. Aber sie sind sehr sympathisch dargestellt und ich wurde gut unterhalten. Dies ist der erste Band. Am Ende bekommt man Lust auf Band 2.
Spannender Reihenauftakt einer collen Agentengeschichte für Kinder ab 10 Jahren.
Als die Mutter von Caleb entführt wird, kommen die beiden Freunde Caleb und Zenobia in ein geheimes Agentenprogramm des MI6. Sie können sich sehr gut mit ihrem Wissen einbringen. Caleb ist Programmierer und KI-Experte und Zenobia ist Expertin in Robotik und Kampfsport. Sie bekommen sofort ihren ersten Auftrag, wobei sie einen Code entschlüsseln sollen, der unknackbar ist.
Diese coole Agentengeschichte um Caleb hat mir sehr gefallen. Die Handlung startet sehr spannend. Den Schreibstil fand ich sehr angenehm. Er ist einfach und leicht, sehr geeignet für Kinder ab 10 Jahren. Caleb und Zenobia können für ihr Alter verdammt viel. Das fand ich nicht unbedingt glaubhaft und realistisch. Aber sie sind sehr sympathisch dargestellt und ich wurde gut unterhalten. Dies ist der erste Band. Am Ende bekommt man Lust auf Band 2.
Spannender Reihenauftakt einer collen Agentengeschichte für Kinder ab 10 Jahren.
September 15, 2022
Zum Inhalt:
Total unverhofft landen die Freunde Caleb und Zenobia im geheimen Programm des MI6, denn ihre Familien wurden entführt. Durch ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten, Caleb Programmierer und KI-Experte und Zenobia Robotik und Kampfsport. Sie bekommen Decknamen und auch gleich einen Auftrag. Sie sollen einen unknackbaren Code entschlüsseln. Und das wird spannender als gedacht.
Meine Meinung:
Das ist eine Art Agentenkrimi für die jüngere Generation und ich denke, wer spannende Geschichte mag, wird diese Geschichte lieben und gerade die junge Leserschaft wird gebannt von Kapitel zu Kapitel treiben, denn man hat am Ende jedes Kapitels das Gefühl unbedingt weiterlesen zu wollen und das macht doch eine spannende Geschichte aus. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass das Buch schon aufgrund des Titels und der Covergestaltung eher Jungen anspricht.
Fazit:
Spannend
Total unverhofft landen die Freunde Caleb und Zenobia im geheimen Programm des MI6, denn ihre Familien wurden entführt. Durch ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten, Caleb Programmierer und KI-Experte und Zenobia Robotik und Kampfsport. Sie bekommen Decknamen und auch gleich einen Auftrag. Sie sollen einen unknackbaren Code entschlüsseln. Und das wird spannender als gedacht.
Meine Meinung:
Das ist eine Art Agentenkrimi für die jüngere Generation und ich denke, wer spannende Geschichte mag, wird diese Geschichte lieben und gerade die junge Leserschaft wird gebannt von Kapitel zu Kapitel treiben, denn man hat am Ende jedes Kapitels das Gefühl unbedingt weiterlesen zu wollen und das macht doch eine spannende Geschichte aus. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass das Buch schon aufgrund des Titels und der Covergestaltung eher Jungen anspricht.
Fazit:
Spannend
May 28, 2024
In Band 1 der Reihe geht es von Beginn an richtig los, der Leser ist mit der ersten Seite gleich mitten im Geschehen. Caleb, ein genialer Programmierer und KI-Experte, soll gemeinsam mit Zen, sie ist Robotik-Crack und Kampfsportlerin, einen geheimen Code entschlüsseln.
Dazu machen sie sich unter dem Decknamen Swift und Hawk auf eine gefährliche Reise quer durch Europa. Die Spannung steigt, als sie einem echten Superschurken auf die Schliche kommen, es beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.
Wegen des Covers und auch der vielen Fachausdrücke, die in der Geschichte verwendet werden, würde ich das Buch eher ab einem Alter von 12 bzw. 14 Jahren empfehlen.
Es ist trotz allem ein gelungenes Buch über Agenten, Bösewichte, der Spannungsbogen bleibt bis zum Ende aufrecht.
Von mir gibt es eine Leseempfehlung für alle die gerne Agenten sein wollen und an das Gute im Menschen glauben.
Dazu machen sie sich unter dem Decknamen Swift und Hawk auf eine gefährliche Reise quer durch Europa. Die Spannung steigt, als sie einem echten Superschurken auf die Schliche kommen, es beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.
Wegen des Covers und auch der vielen Fachausdrücke, die in der Geschichte verwendet werden, würde ich das Buch eher ab einem Alter von 12 bzw. 14 Jahren empfehlen.
Es ist trotz allem ein gelungenes Buch über Agenten, Bösewichte, der Spannungsbogen bleibt bis zum Ende aufrecht.
Von mir gibt es eine Leseempfehlung für alle die gerne Agenten sein wollen und an das Gute im Menschen glauben.
February 27, 2023
This book is about gangsters abducting families. But two kids escape the evil hands of them. They track down two other kids that were related to the Mobius Program. Together they go to an abandoned island near the north pole and find their families that were nano-controlled. It is an exciting story. I didn't like that there are swear words in the book. I get tired of swearing in books. (review by Brody, 5th grade)
June 27, 2023
Very entertaining While billed as a middle grade read, I think it is closer to a YA in nature - some pretty violent and scary scenes as well as a bit of strong language. Sets up for a sequel. Worth the listen.
August 3, 2023
Perfect for kids (like my 6th grade son) who like non-stop action, spies, and brilliant kids who save the day. There's not much character development but it is a fun, high-speed adventure from start to finish.
December 29, 2023
Despite the supposed lethal stakes, and a seemingly nonstop stream of action, the story felt very staid. I found myself actively avoiding reading this book. I just didn't connect with any of the characters. The whole thing just felt bloodless to me.
May 7, 2024
Fast paced fun story with both male and female protagonist out to save the world from an evil overlord using AI and nanobots to control scientists.
Good for kids who like action adventure, gaming and kids outwitting adults
Good for kids who like action adventure, gaming and kids outwitting adults
December 22, 2021
No stop action. First in a series. Cliff-hanger ending. Great friendship.
July 2, 2022
Swift and Hawk could be the new Alex Ryder
December 30, 2022
Lots of action and students will enjoy the AI part of the book. Missed a few things because the narrator didn’t keep a continuous volume so will have to check a couple things when I see the book.
November 5, 2023
Tech, AI and bots mixed with some series globe trotting to ghost islands and floating in a lifeboat are some highlights in this action packed spy adventure. Perfect for Alex Rider fans!
February 9, 2024
I was disappointed by so much swearing in the first few chapters and did not finish it.
May 5, 2025
I was reluctant to start this one. I always get worries that a first book will just be a setup for the second (and third) books, but this one held up.
I found it engaging and entertaining.
I found it engaging and entertaining.
April 13, 2023
Nichts Böses ahnend kommt Caleb Quinn nach Hause und bemerkt, dass seine Mutter in der Küche bedroht wird. Als IT-Crack gelingt es ihm, sich mittels seines Handcomputers in den Laptop seiner Mutter einzuloggen und via dessen Kamera festzustellen, was in der Küche vorgeht. Bevor Calebs Mutter, eine leitende CIA-Agentin gezwungen wird, das Haus zu verlassen, gelingt es ihr mittels einem Codewort Caleb zu warnen. Obwohl sich Caleb um seine Mutter sorgt, folgt er ihren Anweisungen und flüchtet in die Schule. Dort soll er sich bei Professor Clay, einer Expertin für Cybersicherheit, melden, doch Professor Clay ist nicht auffindbar. Caleb beschliesst seine Freundin Zenobia Rafiq um Hilfe zu bitten, doch Zen ist ebenfalls verschwunden. Auf der Suche nach einer Erklärung findet Caleb Beetlebat, einen von Zens Minicomputern, welcher ihm eine Nachricht übermittelt. Er soll schnellstmöglich ins Britische Museum kommen. Dort findet er einen Geheimgang, in welchem Zen und Professor Clay auf ihn warten. Caleb erfährt, dass auch Zens Familie sowie weiter Wissenschaftler und Spezialisten entführt worden sind. Hinter alldem steckt jemand namens Xavier Torrent. Professor Clay erklärt Zen und Caleb, dass sie ab sofort Agenten des Möbius-Programmes sind. Als Cyberagenten Swift und Hawk machen sich die Beiden auf den Weg und versuchen herauszufinden, was es mit den Entführungen auf sich hat. Ausserdem sollen sie Code entschlüsseln und herausfinden, was dieser zu bedeuten hat. Auf ihre Suche geraten Swift und Hawk in Lebensgefahr und reisen mithilfe von Freunden nach Amsterdam und dann per Schiff nach Oslo und auf die Insel Spoklesoy. Dort versuchen sie mithilfe ihrer IT-Kenntnisse den Fall aufzuklären.
Eine rasante und spannende Agentengeschichte, welche in der IT-Welt angesiedelt ist und viele technische und wissenschaftliche Themen enthält. Der flüssige Schreibstil lässt den Leser die Geschichte hautnahe miterleben. Die Protagonisten sind sympathisch beschrieben, verfügen jedoch über eher zu viel Wissen und Können für ihr Alter. Sowohl die Örtlichkeiten als auch die Begebenheiten sind detailliert beschrieben und vermitteln jeweils ein gutes Bild der Situation. Insgesamt eine kurzweilige Agentengeschichte mit vielen Informationen über IT, Robotik und Technologie.
Eine rasante und spannende Agentengeschichte, welche in der IT-Welt angesiedelt ist und viele technische und wissenschaftliche Themen enthält. Der flüssige Schreibstil lässt den Leser die Geschichte hautnahe miterleben. Die Protagonisten sind sympathisch beschrieben, verfügen jedoch über eher zu viel Wissen und Können für ihr Alter. Sowohl die Örtlichkeiten als auch die Begebenheiten sind detailliert beschrieben und vermitteln jeweils ein gutes Bild der Situation. Insgesamt eine kurzweilige Agentengeschichte mit vielen Informationen über IT, Robotik und Technologie.
June 23, 2023
Swift and Hawk, teens, experts, spies, are back for a second explosive (quite literally though hopefully your book won’t blow up) adventure!
Swift is an AI expert and puts his skills and knowledge to attempting to diffuse a virus after SolTec headquarters is hacked. Hawk is chasing the hacker. What they have yet to learn is that this is not a single, lone attack. It’s the work of a dangerous organisation plotting something even more sinister, this is just testing the waters.
A deadly game of war is being played, an undercover mission is required. Do you have what it takes to read this action-packed edge-of-your-seat thriller?
Swift is an AI expert and puts his skills and knowledge to attempting to diffuse a virus after SolTec headquarters is hacked. Hawk is chasing the hacker. What they have yet to learn is that this is not a single, lone attack. It’s the work of a dangerous organisation plotting something even more sinister, this is just testing the waters.
A deadly game of war is being played, an undercover mission is required. Do you have what it takes to read this action-packed edge-of-your-seat thriller?
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