Youll want to set aside sufficient time to read it in one sitting because you wont want to put it down. With a dry story with equally dry characters to accompany it, you wont want to reach the end. I was expecting some sort of generic dystopic novel and was surprised to find that silver is not your everyday outbreak story. Any creature bitten by the beetles, including humans, quickly grows a silver colored outer shell and clearly loses thinking capacity, shuffling around and trying to scratch or bite others. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The imagery he writes about is one that i could easily picture in technicolor in my mind. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Silver ebook by chris wooding 97814076790 rakuten kobo. Anyway, the book starts off with a silver beetle that everyone is fascinated with, up until it bites someone and then people start turning into the silver creatures, too. Since that time, hes written dozens of novels in several. Chris wooding is an english writer out of leicestershire.
As the virus spreads and more terrifying, bloodthirsty machines appear, a small group manage to. Erika thinks that she and caitlyn are best friends, but shes wrong. A pageturner from start to finish, wooding comes back into the world of ya with another great story that will create even more followers to his other books. From producing young adult fantasy stories and sciencefiction novels, to writing graphicnovels, hes an extremely prolific presence within the literary industry. Since then he has written many more, including the haunting of alaizabel cray, which was silver runnerup for the nestle smarties. As they proliferate, however, they develop a kind of collective intelligence and begin to work together to conquer the entire school. Apr 28, 2014 if you have readers who need the next scifi for young adults, hand them this book. Silver by chris wooding book cover, description, publication history. Silver by chris wooding overdrive rakuten overdrive. Overall, for science fiction horror it is an excellent effort and a good source of chills. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
I just really wanted to write a siege thriller, a tickingclock kind of story set in an enclosed environment, but with kids instead of guntoting adults as the protagonists. Terrified me at times and was pretty freaking addictive for a book about a zombiecyborg virus outbreak. Dec 15, 2015 silver by chris wooding in djvu, doc, txt download e book. Caitlyn admires paul from afar and resents that he only has eyes for erika. Focusing mainly on fantasy, he would come to write his first novel at the young age of just sixteen, followed by getting published with his literary debut when he was nineteen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading silver. Hes able to take a small part of the world and spin it into something frightening and complex. His first book, crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twentyone. He is something of a writing prodigy as he started writing novels at the age of sixteen, had an agent by.
Silver ebook by chris wooding 9780545621915 rakuten kobo. Silver by chris wooding 2014, hardcover for sale online. What ensues is fastpaced and creepyscary, typical chris wooding fare. Ember blade 2 is about rd done, some way north of 100k words ie ive already written a novels worth, now i need to write two more novels to make one book. Im loving what ive got but progress has slowed considerably since the start of the year. This book started out interesting and different, and i was encouraged. It was a unique idea, but i think this story could have been better, or more developed at parts. Chris wooding books list of books by author chris wooding. Silver by chris wooding hardcover book the parent store. Brenden vincent paul is trying to fit in with the popular group, at lunch he runs into adam and spills his lunch and adam throws a punch at paul and he dodges the punch then they get in a.
Silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horror a story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds. The book is a little on the violent side but most ya readers should be able to handle it if forewarned. Apr 27, 2014 the premise for silver by author chris wooding was mysterious and had me interested in finding out where the novel was headed. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It was a unique idea, but i think this story could. Silver has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. After being out of print for many years, the broken sky trilogy is at last. There is certainly room for a sequel here, and if wooding does write one, i would not hesitate to purchase a copy. Chris wooding began writing at the age of sixteen, and his first novel crashing was published when he was nineteen. Read silver by chris wooding available from rakuten kobo. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victi. Mark is outgrowing his old friends but doesnt know how to make new ones.
Born in 1977 on the 28th of february, chris wooding was born and raised in leicester, in the united kingdom, growing up with a keen passion for all things literature. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I first saw the book silver by chris wooding in the classroom library when i got a recommendation from one of my classmate to read this book while i was looking for a book to borrow. The plotline of this book is what captivates me the most. Silver by chris wooding in djvu, doc, txt download ebook. It turns flesh into metal, and pupils into machines. Silver by chris wooding by brenden vincent on prezi. Chris wooding grew up in a small town in leicestershire, where not much of anything happened. Silver by chris wooding 2014, hardcover for sale online ebay. So maybe i approached this with my expectations too high. Fastpaced and frightening, silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horrora story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds. The book seemed very attractive, so i decided to give this book a try.
Chris wooding has written sixteen books, which have been translated into twenty languages and been published around the world. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book on the right. The premise for silver by author chris wooding was mysterious and had me interested in finding out where the novel was headed. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this atmospheric thriller, wooding pandemonium ushers in the end of the world, with the point of origination being a secluded english boarding school. Some of us are born in the right place, and some of us have to go look for it. His 2009 novel, retribution falls, was nominated for the arthur c. The british author chris wooding is extremely well regarded for his highly colorful and extensive backlog of work. Apr 08, 2014 the premise for silver by author chris wooding was mysterious and had me interested in finding out where the novel was headed. Paul is the new kid at mortingham boarding academy, and he has a dark secret. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a. Silver by chris wooding booksamillion online book store. Silver book by chris wooding 2 available editions half. Nov 20, 2016 the book is a little on the violent side but most ya readers should be able to handle it if forewarned.
Caitlyn admires paul from afar and resents that he only has. Summary passage mark said, the beetle looks like silver metal not the color silver. Silver by chris wooding so many books, so little time. If you have readers who need the next scifi for young adults, hand them this book. Feb 02, 2016 this feature is not available right now. While that fight provides enough suspense for the novel, wooding deepens the narrative by. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a terrifying. Fastpaced and frightening, silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horror, a story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds. Mark is outgrowing his old friends but doesnt know how to. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Fastpaced and frightening, silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horror a story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds. These she had devoured voraciously so voraciously, in fact, that she started to become fatigued by them. Chris wooding born 28 february 1977 is a british writer born in leicester, and now living in london.
When strange insects assault a remote boarding school in england, the kids try to save the day in this tense pageturner. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a mysterious infection. Clarke award, and his childrens books have won the n. As the new boy at school, paul keeps a family tragedy a secret, but his experience in coping with it thrusts him into a leadership position when. Inside you can find details on published and upcoming books, read excerpts and interviews. Silver by chris wooding meet your next favorite book.