Delete

By Author / Illustrator

Jeff Povey

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Ltd

ISBN

9781471118708

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

23-04-2015

Synopsis

'Tense and witty drama' Sunday Times

'High-concept sci-fi series with shade of Michael Grant a strong shot of black humour' The Bookseller

Just when you thought the apocalyptic detention was over...

Having fought their way back to what they believe to be their home world, Rev, GG and The Ape discover that they're now stuck in the nightmarish world of doppelgangers, surrounded by a town of super-powered killing machines. Johnson, Billie and the Moth are still trapped in the empty world. Alive, but with no way home. Can Rev get the misfits back together? And even if she can will she be able to do it before the world ends. Time is running out... And believe it or not that's the least of their problems.

Reviews

Delete manages to maintain the momentum, excitement and all out action of Shift, the first book in the series without falling short of sensible storyline. A group of teenagers were in detention when a flash of light shifts them to an alternate version of the world where they and their evil copies are the only people around. These are not just your average evil clones either, they have metal talons and teeth and each possesses a different superpower such as amazing strength, speed, telepathy and healing powers. In Delete, the teenagers who remain (several die in the first book) are still battling it out against their doppelgangers as each group tries to find a way to get back home. The world itself seems to be working against them, almost as if it is trying to prevent them escaping, sending blizzards and warping their perception of time. These books are liberally splattered with both blood and humour as well as fabulous chases, fights, near misses and disasters you'd expect from a good dystopian thriller. Anyone who liked Michael Grant's Gone will love this. 338 pages / Ages 13+/ Reviewed by Melanie Chadwick, librarian.