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Zero Override
Book Review
Do you like computing? Are you ready for a bit of mischief? Well if you are then this is the perfect book for you!
Join Kimi, Ronnie and Zero. All enthusiastic hackers as they hack codes and cause a bit of mischief. Advanced AI and deadly malware collide in this adrenaline fuelled book. As soon as I read the name of this book I was hooked. As a big fan of computing and the Alex Rider books, I was so happy to find a book with the two mashed together.
My favourite character in this book is Kimi because she seems so smart and ready for a fight. I loved the letter from Steve Blackman because not all books have letters and it was short and sweet. My favourite part is when they suggest stealing a train! Zero override explains what it is like for a human in a world of robots.
Once you have read this book reading will become a mission. Perfect for fans of Alex Rider books.
About the Book
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 into high-security server rooms and ‘liberate’ funds from undeserving corporations, has a serious distrust of bots – and no real interest in saving the world.
But the virus threatens the life of Grace, his younger sister, who – as a result of the car crash that killed their parents ten years ago – now has a machine heart.No one will work harder than Zero to stop the upload.
Except perhaps Andi, a mysterious humanoid bot who has appeared with secrets of 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 Grace might be to partner up.And along the way, he must come up against MI6 – and unravel his own past.
Author
Steve Blackman
Steve Blackman is a British children’s author who has worked in digital technology, communications, and writing. His debut novel, Zero Override, is a fast-paced science-fiction adventure about a teenage hacker, artificial intelligence, and a near-future London. Blackman’s stories combine technology, action, mystery, and family themes, reflecting his long-standing interest in science fiction and adventure.
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Emaan, 11
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