Product Description
Boy-genius Cadel Piggot has a new name (Cadel Greenaius), a new family, and a new life. No more illegal hacking, no more false identities, and most of all, no more Prosper English. But when his best friend Sonja is attacked, it's up to him to figure out who was behind it. Before he knows it, Cadel is crossing oceans and continents, barrelling back into the depths of the criminal activity he thought he'd left behind, and coming face to face with Prosper English once again. Can Cadel track down Prosper before it's too late? And what rules will he have to break in the process?
About the Author
CATHERINE JINKS was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1963. She grew up in Papua New Guinea and later spent four years studying medieval history at the University of Sydney. After working for several years in a bank, she married a Canadian journalist and lived for a short time in Nova Scotia, Canada. She is now a full-time writer, residing in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales with her husband Peter and their daughter Hannah.Catherine is a three-time winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year award, and has also won a Victorian Premier's Literature Award, the Ena Noel Award for Children's Literature, and an Aurealis Award for Science Fiction. In 2001 she was presented with a Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian Children's Literature.
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Sitting in front of the safe-house computer, Cadel examined the image displayed on its screen.
There could be no doubt that he was looking at Prosper English. Despite the poor quality of the digital video recording, Prosper's high cheekbones and lanky frame were unmistakable. So was his tweed jacket. Prosper had always favored professorial outfits, and Cadel recognized this one--which also featured a matching waistcoat and leather elbow patches. But why had Prosper chosen it? Why hadn't he disguised himself? If he had shaved his head or donned a hooded anorak, he might never have been detected. Yet he'd kept on wearing the same old clothes, in shot after shot after shot.
What on earth was he up to?
(The Genius Wars )
There could be no doubt that he was looking at Prosper English. Despite the poor quality of the digital video recording, Prosper's high cheekbones and lanky frame were unmistakable. So was his tweed jacket. Prosper had always favored professorial outfits, and Cadel recognized this one--which also featured a matching waistcoat and leather elbow patches. But why had Prosper chosen it? Why hadn't he disguised himself? If he had shaved his head or donned a hooded anorak, he might never have been detected. Yet he'd kept on wearing the same old clothes, in shot after shot after shot.
What on earth was he up to?
(The Genius Wars )
