
Silver
Chris Wooding(Author)
Scholastic (Publisher)
Published on 2. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4071-2428-5 (ISBN)
Description
Perfect for fans of Michael Grant and Charlie Higson, this thrilling
novel about a mysterious virus spreading through a boarding school
is like 28 DAYS LATER meets ASSAULT ON PRECINCT THIRTEEN. Who
will turn silver next?
When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first
victim of a mysterious infection. But this is no ordinary virus.
It turns flesh into metal, and pupils into machines. As the
virus spreads and more terrifying, blood-thirsty machines appear,
a small group manage to barricade themselves inside the school.
Can they keep the machines at bay long enough for help to arrive?
Is help even coming? Meanwhile the virus is spreading and its victims
are changing... evolving... becoming stronger... The world
as our heroes know it is turning silver. Will any of them survive?
novel about a mysterious virus spreading through a boarding school
is like 28 DAYS LATER meets ASSAULT ON PRECINCT THIRTEEN. Who
will turn silver next?
When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first
victim of a mysterious infection. But this is no ordinary virus.
It turns flesh into metal, and pupils into machines. As the
virus spreads and more terrifying, blood-thirsty machines appear,
a small group manage to barricade themselves inside the school.
Can they keep the machines at bay long enough for help to arrive?
Is help even coming? Meanwhile the virus is spreading and its victims
are changing... evolving... becoming stronger... The world
as our heroes know it is turning silver. Will any of them survive?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 12 to 16 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4071-2428-5 (9781407124285)
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