iBoy by Kevin Brooks

9/10

Fantasy Book Review Young-Adult Book of the Month, November 2010

iBoy, by Branford Boase Award winning author Kevin Brooks, first published by Puffin on July 1, 2010.

For Tom Harvey, it was just another dull, routine Friday after school. That is, until a mobile phone hurtled through the air and hit him squarely on the head, embedding fragments in his brain. Tom now has powers, and with power comes knowledge – and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet?

iBoy is amazing! It is fascinating, clever and involving, in short it is everything you could possibly wish for in a book. Suitable for adults, both young and old, its greatest appeal will lie with those who are fans of films such as The Matrix and Tron.

This is a book for the 21st century, featuring sophisticated mobile phones and the ultimate technology. Tom is plunged into a nightmare world of circuits, flashing images, second sight and high intelligence. Most would lose their minds but Tom handles it all as if he were un-human, a cyborg. iBoy is a fantasy / sci-fi drama that is out of this world, an amazing novel that grips you from the start and does not let you go until the very end. If anything it gets better the further the reader goes.

Fantasy Book Review recommends that you read iBoy as soon as you possibly can.