{"product_id":"zero-override","title":"Zero Override (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  i, Robot meets Alex Rider: a high-stakes adventure debut for readers of 10+, featuring a group of young underground hackers who steal from the rich in a world populated with bots and AI. \"An action-packed techno-thriller set in a very believable near-future dystopia. This was a really exciting read blending adventure, mystery and action in perfect measures ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea stellar debut.\" - Christopher Edge \"A propulsive, high stakes thriller filled with espionage and heists - this is the book of my dreams!\" - Wren James \"Great fun, super-sharp and optimistic.\" - Ross Welford In a near-future London where humans and humanoid bots live side by side, a sophisticated virus is infiltrating the national system. If it uploads fully, every intelligent machine in the country - from home assistants to hospital bots to android enforcers - will shut down. Zero, a thirteen-year-old hacker whose day job is to sneak into high-security server rooms and 'liberate' funds from undeserving corporations, has a serious distrust of bots - and no real interest in saving the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the virus threatens the life of Grace, his younger sister, who - as a result of the car crash that killed their parents ten years ago - now has a machine heart. No one will work harder than Zero to stop the upload. Except perhaps Andi, a mysterious humanoid bot who has appeared with secrets of his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZero doesn't trust him. He doesn't even like him. But with only hours on the clock, the only way to protect Grace might be to partner up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd along the way, he must come up against MI6 - and unravel his own past... A fast-paced, page-turning adventure full of punchy action, intrigue, a hero to root for and a memorable cast - both human and android. The pace, thrills and stakes of spy novels like Cherub and Alex Rider, but from the rebellious angle of a Robin-Hood-style underground organisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTackles the hot and ever-growing topic of AI head on, asking thought-provoking questions about what it means to be human in a world of intelligent machines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Paper Cat Schools Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54990688551250,"sku":"9780702348358","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/5573\/1538\/files\/9780702348358.jpg?v=1791467066","url":"https:\/\/www.papercatschools.co.uk\/products\/zero-override","provider":"The Paper Cat Schools Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}