Climate catastrophe leaves the people of Earth fighting for oxygen in this gripping dystopian thriller from bestselling sci-fi author Alastair Chisholm.
Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie, the tech billionaire behind Zephyr Industries, is cashing in as the only supplier of clean air.
Sparrow is struggling to help her family survive until her brilliant inventor friend, Miriam Fenn, comes up with a new form of technology that could break Zephyr’s stranglehold on the air supply. But men like Brodie are hard to defeat, and he will do everything in his power to stop Miriam and Sparrow. Who will triumph in this battle to breathe?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
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An accessible read for middle grade and above, featuring eco and industrialisation themes in an engaging tale. A dystopian Edinburgh provides the setting, where breathable air is a commodity and everything has a price. Sparrow ekes out a living against this, supporting her family and surviving day to day. Things change when a friend gives her a gift, setting off a chain of events that could change everything for everyone… forever. Another terrific tale from the incredible imagination of Alastair Chisholm.
