Zero Override - Steve Blackman

  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 ... a 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. But 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 s
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