An addictive new spy series for Alex Rider fans who love breathless plot, cutting-edge tech and action-packed adventure.
When their families mysteriously disappear, Swift and Hawk, teen experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the secretive Möbius Programme to crack an unbreakable code. They are immediately plunged into a life-and-death rescue mission, that takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum, to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in search of the mysterious ship Nightfall. Caught in a treacherous world of spies and saboteurs, Swift and Hawk will be pushed to the limit as they follow a trail that leads to the remote island of Spøkelsøy, and straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.
This book is the start of a new, action packed, tech driven adventure series. Swift and Hawk (not their real names) attend a school in London for kids gifted in tech and its various applications; one does software, one does hardware, although they can both do a little of the other. When their familes go missing, they're swept into a Europe-spanning chase to find them and understand why they were taken, before it's too late.
Surprisingly, for the amount of tech in here, I (who can more or less manage my devices but am probably missing all the best shortcuts) was never lost at all; I could follow what was going on with no problem. It's written really well to make sure everyone can follow along. The action was easy to follow and never overwhelmed the storyline. Most of the story is from one character's POV, which made it a little jarring when we were suddenly in the other character's near the end, but once I adjusted it was fine.
There's a fairly massive cliffhanger at the end, and I look forward to seeing the next part - I'm guessing around this time next year! This is going to fill that gap of boy-led fiction for this age group.
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies publishes on the 3rd of March, 2022. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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