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Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin and recent The Monsters of Rookhaven were both Waterstones Books of the Month. He has twice won the Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that's shot through with humanity. A great read.
- Christopher Edge,
A tender novel about humanity, family and whether it is the people who create new technologies who are dangerous, rather than the technology itself.
The Bookseller, March Children’s Previews
“What could be a frightening dystopian topic is handled in a moving and thought-provoking manner for young readers. From its gripping first line – ‘Tell me again how the world ended’ – immediately setting the scene, to the final thrilling climax, this book will open young readers’ minds to some big philosophical questions about what it means to be human, whether machines can learn to have feelings and how we treat those who are different to us.
Children’s Books Ireland Inis Magazine
Featured, The Bookseller Ireland Spotlight
The Bookseller
a really thought-provoking exploration of just how far we as the planet’s dominant species should go in our quest for a better life […] artist Steve McCarthy’s glorious cover and gorgeous chapter heading illustrations make this an enormously tempting read.
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