Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. We will also have giveaways, in order to whet the appetite!
To truly kick off Smugglivus, we of course had to include an inaugural giveaway – the title up for grabs today is YA thriller iBoy by Kevin Brooks.
The Book:
Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they’re having an extraordinary effect on his every thought. Because now Tom knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But with his new powers comes a choice: Seek revenge on the vicious gangs who rule the South London housing project where he lives, and who violated his friend Lucy? Or keep quiet and move on? Not even the search engine in his head can predict the shocking outcome of iBoy’s actions. A wifi, thriller by YA master Kevin Brooks.
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THE GIVEAWAY:
We have ONE copy of iBoy up for grabs. The contest is open to addresses in the US and Canada only, and will run until Saturday December 3 at 11:59PM (PST). In order to enter, leave a comment here letting us know what your favorite techno-thriller book, film, or comic is. Good luck!
26 Comments
bigfoot24
December 1, 2011 at 3:45 pmI actually don’t think I have read any techno-thriller books but I would love to start with this one!
Na
December 1, 2011 at 4:43 pmTechno-thrillers are new to me and the main reason this book caught my eye is because of element of technology. Tom sounds like an intriguing character.
scribe kira
December 1, 2011 at 5:12 pmi have never read/ heard of such a thing, but would love to start now!!!=o)
Breanne M.
December 1, 2011 at 6:12 pmLike everyone else, I also have never read a techno-thriller, but would love to start!
Stephanie
December 1, 2011 at 7:09 pmI don’t think I’ve read a techno-thriller either, but this book sounds very interesting. Thanks for the giveaway!
Jessica C
December 1, 2011 at 7:33 pmDoes Incarceron count.
Justine
December 1, 2011 at 9:28 pmJurassic Park was my first techno-thriller, so I’ll go with that movie.
jenn
December 1, 2011 at 9:32 pmI have not read any techno-thriller before… at least I don’t think so… making this a great place to start. =D
Kay-Kay-Bay
December 2, 2011 at 12:07 amWhat about Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks? It has a lot of computery stuff…does that count?
Vivian
December 2, 2011 at 1:04 amI’m not sure what classifies as a techno-thriller, but I really like books that include new technology that could be the next new thing in real life.
Sarah
December 2, 2011 at 7:04 amThe matrix. It was released more than 10 years ago and it is still an excellent movie.
Jen B.
December 2, 2011 at 7:36 amI liked The Matrix (only part 1) even if it was trippy and hard to follow. My favorite ever is The Andromeda Strain (the original version). The underground lab is chilling. jepebATverizonDOTnet
Vanessa
December 2, 2011 at 7:51 amClose call between Neuromancer and Cryptonomicon. Both out of this world but I’m going to have to go with Cryptonomicon because it’s impossible to finish in one sitting thereby enhancing the suspense.
Laura
December 2, 2011 at 8:22 amTechno thriller? I like the term.. I read the Joe Ledger books by Jonathan Maberry, starting with Patient Zero. These were pretty intense.
Audra Holtwick
December 2, 2011 at 9:01 amThis would be my first techno-thriller- please enter me into the giveaway
audie(at)wickerness(dot)com
Emilia
December 2, 2011 at 9:41 amI’ve never read any techno-thrillers, but this book sounds intriguing!
Kaethe
December 2, 2011 at 11:45 amI was a huge fan of Crichton back in the day, and Stephenson is great, but these days I seem to be getting my techno within dystopian YA.
Candice J
December 2, 2011 at 12:46 pmI haven’t read a lot of techno-thrillers, but Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster was really interesting and chilling. I don’t know if Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky would count, but there is a technology/internet plotline. I was surprised by how much I loved Awaken. Thanks for the awesome contest!
Katy
December 2, 2011 at 1:55 pmLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow
mary anne
December 2, 2011 at 3:33 pmI don’t remember the name or author, but it was about a future society where everyone was “online” so to speak with the internet via implants directly into their brains, and the outcasts were those not hooked up. Don’t know that I loved it so much as that it stuck with me, in one of those creepy, “Is this what is starting to happen” feelings I get when I see people walking around talking to themselves (OK, maybe it’s to their little ear thingies, but it still always makes me want to say, “You talkin’ to me?”, or staring at their smart phones instead of the world around ’em.
Julie Witt
December 2, 2011 at 6:48 pmI’m not really sure what a techno-thriller is either, but if The Matrix counts, then that was it! I would love to read this book so I would know for sure what this type of book is all about 🙂
Bethie
December 2, 2011 at 9:32 pmI guess the Matrix would be as close a techno thriller as I get. Thanks for the giveaway.
Kevin
December 3, 2011 at 3:14 pmI loved Surrogates!
Anna Friday
December 6, 2011 at 1:05 amI like the Matrix. Thanks!
SandyG265
December 9, 2011 at 12:24 pmI don’t think I’ve read any techno-thriller books but I like The Matrix movei.
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