Sam wakes to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around
London. As he stares up, people stream past, walking silently
towards the enormous ships which emit a persistent noise. Only Sam
seems immune to the signal. Six months later, Sam is absolutely
alone. In his underground bunker he has food and water for a couple
of days. He has no choice but to venture above. Spotted by a flying
drone, Sam escapes, but not before the drone slashes him with a
barbed tendril. That night, drenched in sweat, Sam realises without
medical supplies the wound will kill him. This time above ground he
is less lucky. Cornered again, Sam thinks he has reached the end -
then the drone is shot down in a hail of machine gun fire. In five
minutes Sam learns two things: he is not alone; the drone injury
should have killed him instantly - yet he is still alive. The
battle for earth is about to begin.
Praise for the H.I.V.E. series: A comedy thriller, full of baddies, action and lashings of humour Sunday Express An exuberant Dahl-esque escapade Financial Times Exciting, clever and all in all brilliant Sunday Telegraph
Mark Walden's first book, H.I.V.E., won Richard and Judy's 'Best Kids' Books Ever' 9+ category. Paramount has optioned the film rights, and it was chosen as one of ten titles for Booktrust's first Booked Up scheme. Mark has followed this success with a further six titles in the extraordinarily brilliant H.I.V.E. series and as a WBD author for 2009. He lives with his family in Hampshire. http://www.markwalden.net/blog
