Futuretrack 5 [Library Binding]

Robert Westall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1984

In the highly organized society of twenty-first-century Britain the system is not to be questioned, but Kitson, a young computer wizard, and his partner Keri are determined to find answers to some important questions.

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About the Author

Robert Westall was born October 1929, in Tynemouth, England. His first book, The Machine Gunners, was published in 1975, for which he won the Carnegie Medal. Amongst many more prizes and accolades, he won the Carnegie for the second time in 1980, with The Scarecrows. He died in 1993. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 276 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books by William Morrow & Co (March 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688025986
• ISBN-13: 978-0688025984
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,671,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent and mature book for readers of any age, October 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Futuretrack 5 (Library Binding)

Robert Westall is one of this century's greatest writers for young adults, and this, in my opinion, is his very best book (although "Devil on the Road" comes a close second - they're very similar in style). An SF classic which eschews the normal spacecraft and explosions for complex political and social ideas. There have been genuinely few adult SF novels published in the last thirty years which compare to this novel's intelligence and dark humour. I read this first when I was 13 and have re-read it more times than I can remember... Simply put, my battered yellowing copy of this is very dear to me, and I suspect, will always stay that way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Criminally Overlooked, February 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Futuretrack 5 (Library Binding)

Like, I daresay, a lot of people, I first read this book when I was about 11-12. I've kept coming back to it ever since (I'm now in my mid-twenties) and it reveals new layers every time I read it.
It's superbly written, darkly funny, fast-paced, and thought provoking. The characters are facinating and the way Westall gradually reveals the Big Picture is just masterful. A classic.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, May 23, 2009

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This review is from: Futuretrack 5 (Paperback)

A great book, I'm still reading it at nearly 40 and I first read it as a teenager. I recommended it to a friends daughter (14yrs) and its now her favorite. We use it as a guide to recommend books to each other.

If you love this one you should definitely give Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins a read.The Hunger Games