Synopses & Reviews
'Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now hes fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart hes a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot? Includes an interview with the author and a teaser to the next book in the trilogy, Genius Squad.'
Review
* "Cyber-espionage takes both front seats in this conclusion to the outstanding Genius series....the climax is taut, absorbing and tantalizingly ambiguous."--
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Full-throttled plot....will command the attention of even non-techie readers until Jinks's final plot twists wind to a close."--Horn Book
"Jinks is an entertaining writer. . . . Her imaginative use of technology . . . creates some truly tense moments, and Cadel is Everyman enough for readers to root for in the thick of things. Fans of the trilogy will delight in this concluding volume, and it will also appeal to gadget-crazy boys—and girls—who enjoyed Alex Riders adventures."—Booklist
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'\'[set star] \\\"Jinks fills out the cast with brilliantly conceived friends and adversaries . . . Cadel rides right up there with Artemis Fowl as a sympathetic anti-villain.\\\"--Kirkus Reviews (starred)[set star] \\\"Whiplash-inducing suspense writing will gratify fans of Anthony Horowitz\\\'s high-tech spy scenarios.\\\"--Booklist (starred)[set star] \\\"As the complex deceptions that have shaped Cadel\\\'s life come to light, his emotional unraveling and awakening will likely engross readers.\\\"--Publishers Weekly (starred)* \\\"Carried along by much peeling back of layers of deception and repeated thickenings of plot, this hefty but engrossingly complex tale features a young super-brain being groomed for world domination...Jinks fills out the cast with brilliantly conceived friends and adversaries. His emotional maturity realistically lagging behind his intellectual development Cadel ides right up there with Artemis Fowl as a sympathetic anti-villain.\\\" --Kirkus Reviews (April 1, 2007 - starred review) -- Kirkus\''
Review
'\' * \\\"Jinks has created an intricate, well-constructed and layered reality in this hefty novel, and as the complex deceptions that have shaped Cadels life come to light, his emotional unraveling and awakening will likely engross readers.\\\" --Publishers Weekly (April 2, 2007 - starred review) -- Publishers Weekly\''
Review
"Cyber-espionage takes both front seats in this conclusion to the outstanding Genius series....the climax is taut, absorbing and tantalizingly ambiguous." —
Kirkus, starred review
"Full-throttled plot....will command the attention of even non-techie readers until Jinks's final plot twists wind to a close." —Horn Book
Synopsis
Boy-genius Cadel Piggot has a new life. No more illegal hacking, no more false identities, and no more Prosper English. In fact, he even has a new family, and a new name--Cadel Greenaius. But when his best friend Sonja is attacked, he must figure out how the attack was executed, and who was behind it, a task that sends him barrelling back into the depths of the criminal activity he'd left behind, across oceans and continents, and straight into the life of Prosper English. With all of the high-tech hijinks and fast paced action that made the first two books a huge success, GENIUS WARS is sure to please both fans of the series and new readers alike.
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Cheney and his fellow passengers have known life only aboard Plexus: self-contained, systematic, and serene. When a mysterious radiation wave causes Plexus to turn on them, Cheney and his friends must fight back before the ship thats nurtured them for so long becomes responsible for their destruction.
Synopsis
'An entertaining romp through sinister evil, now in paperback\n
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Synopsis
Boy-genius Cadel Piggot has a new name (Cadel Greenaius), a new family, and a new life. No more illegal hacking, no more false identities, and most of all, no more Prosper English. But when his best friend Sonja is attacked, it's up to him to figure out who was behind it. Before he knows it, Cadel is crossing oceans and continents, barrelling back into the depths of the criminal activity he thought he'd left behind, and coming face to face with Prosper English once again. Can Cadel track down Prosper before it's too late? And what rules will he have to break in the process?
Synopsis
The third installment in Catherine Jinks' hugely popular GENIUS series
About the Author
"Jinks' well-thought-out environs and rational characters help ground this otherwise out-of-control interstellar thriller."--Booklist
“'Life is a force that cannot be tamed,'” observes Cheney, and readers will likely spend a long timeafter their heart rates have gone back to normalreflecting on just how true that is."--Bookpage
"Gleeful "Alien"-esque action adventure...Packed with thrills, this deserves equally over-the-top CGI. In a wordAWESOME."--Kirkus
"Jinks (The Reformed Vampire Support Group) remains adept at action sequences and creating a pervasively tense environment...With plenty of gruesome creatures (and demises) that owe a thing or two to films like Aliens, this is science fiction for horror fans."--Publishers Weekly