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Scavenger: Chaos Zone

by Paul Stewart, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+

Published by Macmillan Children's Books, 2015

  • Adventure
  • Science fiction

About this book

The second in the Scavenger series, Chaos Zone finds York and his robot Zoid friend Belle exploding from a ventilation tube into a strange forest. A thousand years into space, the animals and plants aboard the city-sized Biosphere spaceship have mutated. But what has happened to the humans on board the ship?

This is a fantastic action-packed read for older primary children and teens, exploring classic science fiction themes of survival, what it means to be human and the threat of technology, alongside key issues of friendship and belonging. Chris Riddell's stupendous illustrations throughout help give the story the pace of a graphic novel whilst retaining the depth of a novel.

About the author

Paul Stewart is the very funny, very talented author of more than 15 books for children, including The Edge Chronicles, a collaboration with Chris Riddell.

He is a graduate of Lancaster University and of the University of East Anglia's creative writing course. For several years he taught English as a foreign language in Sri Lanka. Returning to England, he continued teaching before becoming a full-time writer.

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