NEW RELEASE BOOK – MEDIA UPDATE – YOUNG ADULT: Swarm by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti

NEW RELEASE BOOK – MEDIA UPDATE

YOUNG ADULT: Swarm by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti

Allen & Unwin
October 2016
Paperback, $19.99
400 pages

Young Adult/Speculative

Steph’s review of Book 1: Zeroes, can be found HERE!

 

The second book in the unputdownable, action-packed Zeroes series from New York Times bestselling authors.

EVERY POWER HAS A DARK SIDE. Keep the secret. Use your power for good. Keep out of trouble. Stick together. Or things will fall apart.

It’s the holiday season, but the celebration at the Zeroes’ underground nightclub is blown apart when two strangers with new powers take to the dance floor. The Zeroes pursue them, only to discover that they’re fleeing an even more sinister power-wielder, Swarm. The Zeroes must learn all they can about this dangerous new player if they are to stay safe.

Meanwhile each of the Zeroes also has their own issues to deal with. Bellwether’s confidence is challenged, and Mob questions the nature of her power. Crash’s conscience gets a workout, and Anon and Scam face harsh truths about belonging. And it’s up to Flicker to pick up the reins and lead the Zeroes into a terrifying showdown.

A terrific sequel with a cracking pace that raises the stakes in this brilliant and unique superheroes series.

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About the Authors:

Scott Westerfeld is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies and Leviathan trilogies. His novel So Yesterday won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. His latest solo novel is Afterworlds.

When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They’re like pictures of yourself in middle school. You’re embarrassed to see them.

Margo Lanagan has won four World Fantasy Awards for her short stories and for her novels Tender Morsels and Sea Hearts. Her work has also been shortlisted in the Hugo and Nebula awards and longlisted in the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and for the Carnegie Medal.

It’s useful to think of the imagination as an aspect of the body because it seems to have processes of its own that are obscure to us.

Deborah Biancotti has published two short story collections. Her Aurealis-shortlisted Bad Power explored ordinary people discovering their superpowers.

In my experience, distinct dialogue comes from distinct motivations. If you know what your characters want – really want – every time they speak, the dialogue will often become unique, personal and identifiable.

All three authors live in Sydney, where they are part of the overlapping communities of writers of genre and young adult fiction. They meet at a pub to keep the Zeroes series on track and squabble about characters’ motivations.

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