i, Robot meets Alex Rider: a high-stakes adventuredebut for readers of 10+, featuring a group of young undergroundhackers who steal from the rich in a world populated with botsand AI. "An action-packed techno-thriller set ina very believable near-future dystopia. This was a really excitingread blending adventure, mystery and action in perfect measures... a stellar debut." - Christopher Edge"A propulsive, high stakes thriller filled withespionage and heists - this is the book of my dreams!"- Wren James"Great fun, super-sharp and optimistic."- Ross Welford In a near-future London where humans and humanoid bots live sideby side, a sophisticated virus is infiltrating the national system.If it uploads fully, every intelligent machine in the country- from home assistants to hospital bots to android enforcers -will shut down.Zero, a thirteen-year-old hacker whose day job is to sneak intohigh-security server rooms and 'liberate' funds from undeservingcorporations, has a serious distrust of bots - and no real interestin saving the world. But the virus threatens the life of Grace,his younger sister, who - as a result of the car crash that killedtheir parents ten years ago - now has a machine heart.No one will work harder than Zero to stop the upload. Except perhapsAndi, a mysterious humanoid bot who has appeared with secretsof his own. Zero doesn't trust him. He doesn't even like him.But with only hours on the clock, the only way to protect Gracemight be to partner up. And along the way, he must come up againstMI6 - and unravel his own past... A fast-paced, page-turning adventure full of punchy action,intrigue, a hero to root for and a memorable cast - both human andandroid. The pace, thrills and stakes of spy novels like Cheruband Alex Rider, but from the rebellious angle of a Robin-Hood-styleunderground organisation. Tackles the hot and ever-growing topic of AI head on, askingthought-provoking questions about what it means to be human in aworld of intelligent machines.