James Hill saw the theft of the British Crown Jewels live on CNN and had an uneasy suspicion that his father had invented teleportation. Nothing less could explain the theft and it made sense of his brilliant father's secretive new job. Bob Hill knew his discovery was likely to cause global disruption, and it was a development that couldn't be hidden away for long. To goad the nations into quickly finding ways to protect themselves, he'd decided to play-act a supervillian, right out of a James Bond movie, a self-proclaimed "Emperor of Earth" holding the world hostage. And the nations did react, finding a way to poison him in his secret hideaway inside Mt. Rushmore. But no one counted on James hacking his way into the family computer and giving himself access to the technology. With Mom and Oriel Meirieu, the beautiful girl he'd met while popping over to visit Paris, they evade the FBI, INTERPOL and even black-ops agents, saving Bob's life and facing the question: What exactly is a legal claim to power?
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Inventing Teleportation -- and good fun
Nov 5 2007
By Pope Cahbet
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Format:Paperback
If you liked _Jumper_ by Steven Gould, you will love this book! (If you liked this one, GO and get _Jumper_ RIGHT NOW!)
Both books feature teleportation and governments trying to stop the teleporter; both feature interesting characters, just trying to make the best of a, well, weird situation. Both are a great deal of fun to read.
Emperor Dad is very well-written (I only found 1 or 2 typos, which is better than many mass-market books these days!) and very entertaining.
I would classify this one as a bit more of a juvenile SF book (in the best meaning of that word -- the kids will like it as much as the adults) rather than an adult SF, as two of the major protagonists are high school aged. The cover art struck me as kinda hokey at first, but, as I read the book, I decided it perfectly fit with the story -- just the right feel of cartoon yet real.
All in all, highly recommended. Watch for more from this author -- we need a sequel to this one, at least !
Both books feature teleportation and governments trying to stop the teleporter; both feature interesting characters, just trying to make the best of a, well, weird situation. Both are a great deal of fun to read.
Emperor Dad is very well-written (I only found 1 or 2 typos, which is better than many mass-market books these days!) and very entertaining.
I would classify this one as a bit more of a juvenile SF book (in the best meaning of that word -- the kids will like it as much as the adults) rather than an adult SF, as two of the major protagonists are high school aged. The cover art struck me as kinda hokey at first, but, as I read the book, I decided it perfectly fit with the story -- just the right feel of cartoon yet real.
All in all, highly recommended. Watch for more from this author -- we need a sequel to this one, at least !
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Truly impressed!
Jan 28 2012
By M McKenzie
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found the author on the Golden Duck award website, and decided to try Emperor Dad first. Although it took me a little time to get caught up in the story, once I was caught, I was really caught. This is good science fiction adventure, with just enough thought and complexity from the main characters to make them three-dimensional, sympathetic where they should be sympathetic and despicable where they should be despicable. I will be recommending this to my friends, buying it for my school library, and reading the rest of Melton's books myself. What a pleasure!
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Emperor Dad
Jan 17 2009
By Marianna Papsdorf
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Format:Paperback
My 14yr old son just recieved this book. Once he started reading it he could not put it down! Anytime you can get a 14 year old to turn off the computer and stay away from the TV to read a book you know you have a great book!!! We'll be getting more of Mr. Melton's books very soon!
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