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  • The Grasshopper's Child

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The Grasshopper's Child Paperback – 14 Jan. 2015

by Gwyneth Jones (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars (12)
The Grasshopper’s Child is an old-fashioned futuristic thriller, set in the same Near Future Crisis England as the legendary Bold As Love series, about young people taking the law into their own hands, and the savagery that hides behind wealth and power: full of odd characters, atrocious secrets, lost illusions and true friends. And gardening tips. Gwyneth Jones has an impressive track record in award winning science fiction and fantasy, and also writes for teenagers as Ann Halam (Siberia, Dr Franklin's Island, The Shadow On The Stairs) “Combines the satisfying unmasking closure of a good Scooby-Doo episode, with Gwyneth Jones’ fiery rage against the Establishment and its occult workings. But be prepared: like Heidi, you will want to go back and learn your history as well as explore this gorgeous secret garden of a book.” Sophie Mayer, forbookssake
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  1. Print length
    310 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    14 Jan. 2015
  4. Dimensions
    15.24 x 1.98 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    1502384809
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1502384805
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About the Author

Gwyneth Jones is the author of many fantasy, horror novels and thrillers for teenagers using the name Ann Halam, and several highly regarded sf and fantasy novels for adults. She’s won two World Fantasy awards (for The Grass Princess and for the collection Seven Tales and a Fable); the James Tiptree Jr award, the Arthur C Clarke award (for Bold As Love), the Children of the Night award, the Pilgrim award for sf criticism, and the Philip K Dick award, among other honours. She lives in Brighton, UK; likes old movies, practicing yoga, and staring out of the window. She tweets at AnnHalam More information and free stories at gwynethjones.uk

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 14 Jan. 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1502384809
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1502384805
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 535 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.98 x 22.86 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 4,503,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (12)

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Gwyneth Jones

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Gwyneth Jones grew up in Manchester UK and lives in Sussex. Among other honours she's won the James Tiptree award, two World Fantasy awards, the Children of the Night award, the Philip K Dick award, the BSFA award, the Pilgrim award for Science Fiction criticism, and the Arthur C Clarke award; for Bold As Love, first episode of a techno-green Utopian "near future fantasy" series. She's a volunteer for Amnesty International, a member of the Soil Association, keeps a blog and lives in Brighton. Hobbies include playing fantasy games and staring out of the window.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
12 global ratings

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  • Susan Oke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Grasshoppers Cild
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2015
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    An excellent book, especially for the YA market. Also for all the Bold As Love fans, who get a glimpse of that world ten years down the road. Plus, of course a very brief glimpse of our favourite characters.
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  • Jeanette Greaves
    5.0 out of 5 stars More 'Bold as Love'.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2015
    Format: Paperback
    The Grasshopper’s Child by Gwyneth Jones. A short review.

    This much anticpated book arrived in the post mid morning, and I’d finished it by bedtime. Every minute away from it was a minute I wanted to be back in Heidi Ryan’s difficult, terrifying world. Gwyneth Jones has given us another heroic protagonist in Heidi, but so many of the young teenage girls and boys in this book show strength and resolution in the face of the power of Empire and the equally inescapable threat of local corruption.
    Set in the near future world of the Bold as Love series, ‘The Grasshopper’s Child’ continues the story of an England managed by a foreign power, where austerity, officially sanctioned tech, and the nationalisation of the means of production are an accepted part of life for many, but where the evidence of deeply hidden crimes bubbles to the surface of life in a seemingly idyllic Sussex village.
    Recommended for adults and young adults alike.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars I think this was my favorite of the Bold As Love books
    Reviewed in the United States on 21 September 2014
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    I think this was my favorite of the Bold As Love books, though it's also the one I've read most recently so, well... (It does feel like it could be read independently of the other Bold As Love books.)

    It could be described as a coming of age story (though it could also be described as a murder mystery, or supernatural thriller, or...), and there were fewer drugs than some of the other Bold As Love books, but there was nothing unsophisticated about the story or the characters. If you like Jones's other work, you'll like The Grasshopper's Child.
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