SpyHigh Episode 1: The Frankenstein Factory by A.J. Butcher
01/10/2003 . Source: Sue Davies 
pub: Atom/Times Warner. 217 page enlarged paperback. Price: £ 5.00 (UK). $10.00 (CAN). ISBN: 1-904233-13-9. Buy from Amazon US - Buy from Amazon UK
nb: US titles may only be available from Amazon US, and UK titles from Amazon UK. re not doing well. If they fail the next test they will all
be thrown out. Sent out to camp in the forest as a team building
exercise they discover there is something rather nasty lurking outside
the tents. It isn't human but it used to be. Someone is performing
pretty gruesome experiments with human DNA and he's like to use
the Bond team for the next round.
This book is part one
of a series of 6 to be released over the next few months. With the plethora of
spy stories for young adult reader and film-goers it is hard to see which one
will stand out sufficiently. Some of you may be familiar with the 'Alex Rider'
stories by Anthony Horowitz, a man with satisfactory writing credits under his
belt. A.J. Butcher has written these books with a teenage audience in mind. They
should appeal to boys and girls. There are hints of romance, lots of gadgetry
to keep the boys interested and a nicely paced plot. With potentially intriguing
character traits in the characters that promise some revealing moments in later
novels the book sets up the series well. 
SpyHigh
Episode 2: The Chaos Connection by A.J. Butcher
pub:
Atom/Times Warner. 245 page enlarged paperback. Price: £ 5.00 (UK). $10.00
(CAN). ISBN: 1-904233-14-7
 The
second episode follows on from 'The Frankenstein Experiment' above and the time
frame is shortly afterwards. There are cracks in the team when Ben demands too
much of Lori. Her loyalties divided she makes a disastrous attempt to help out
the Bond team but makes things worse when an apparent truce with Solo Team proves
costly.
We learn more about the Domes that Jake was brought up in and
the team are forced to battle a new and potentially lethal enemy-Chaos brings
forth...Nemesis.
It is a testing time for Bond team who must pull together
or fall apart and potentially take the world with them.
These books
are a great read for the pre-teens. Possibly a series of films, too...
Sue
Davies 
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