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THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025.

'There's deep disquiet in this dystopian thriller' - Daily Mail

'A spellbinding and chilling fable' - Financial Times

'Hugely thought-provoking, frequently frustrating, this speculative YA novel will stay in the mind long after it's finished' - The Guardian


When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant step-mum and dad, he doesn't recognise where they are; it's as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been 'donated' chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape.

Three years later, he's sixteen and resigned to life without the internet, other people, let alone a girlfriend... when suddenly another family appears, one with vastly contrasting political ideologies and priorities. In the confines of this strange world, Xavier and 17-year-old gorgeous Mackenzie are thrown together, Mackenzie's erratic father becomes obsessively fixated on escape, and tensions between the two families begin to rise with devastating and tragic consequences...

Kenneth Oppel's most thrilling novel to date is challenging, provocative and unforgettable.

THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025.

'There's deep disquiet in this dystopian thriller' - Daily Mail

'A spellbinding and chilling fable' - Financial Times

'Hugely thought-provoking, frequently frustrating, this speculative YA novel will stay in the mind long after it's finished' - The Guardian


When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of an enforced family weekend away with his pregnant step-mum and dad, he doesn't recognise where they are; it's as if the house has inexplicably been transported to the set of a video game, inside an impenetrable dome where the family have been 'donated' chickens, goats, wheat to help them survive. There is no trace of their mysterious captors and no way to escape.

Three years later, he's sixteen and resigned to life without the internet, other people, let alone a girlfriend... when suddenly another family appears, one with vastly contrasting political ideologies and priorities. In the confines of this strange world, Xavier and 17-year-old gorgeous Mackenzie are thrown together, Mackenzie's erratic father becomes obsessively fixated on escape, and tensions between the two families begin to rise with devastating and tragic consequences...

Kenneth Oppel's most thrilling novel to date is challenging, provocative and unforgettable.

Über den Autor
Kenneth Oppel is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Airborn, which won the Governor General's Award for children's literature and a Michael L Printz Honor Book Award, and the Silverwing trilogy, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Some of his other books include The Boundless, Every Hidden Thing, and Inkling. The Nest and Half Brother both won the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children Award. His latest novels are Bloom and its sequels Hatch and Thrive. Kenneth lives in Toronto with his family.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Guppy Books
Inhalt: 336 S.
ISBN-13: 9781916558434
ISBN-10: 1916558437
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Oppel, Kenneth
Redaktion: Pearson, Bella
Hersteller: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Guppy Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 196 x 128 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Kenneth Oppel
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2026
Gewicht: 0,266 kg
Artikel-ID: 135941841

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