The Rig

Name: The Rig
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781471402197
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By Joe Ducie

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Summary

Fifteen-year-old Will Drake, a master at breaking out of high-security prisons, finds himself imprisoned at the Rig, a juvenile detention centre set in the Arctic Ocean. The Rig is supposedly escape-proof, yet Drake is determined to break free. As he plans his escape and forms unlikely friendships, he uncovers the dark obsession of the Warden with Crystal-X, a mysterious substance that grants superpowers to the captive teens. Together with his friends Tristan and Irene, Drake races against time to survive and escape from this chilling, sci-fi nightmare.
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This fast-paced, action-packed novel will appeal to young adults who enjoy thrilling adventure and sci-fi elements, especially fans of daring heroes and high-stakes prison breaks.

A new action-adventure hero is born...

A new action-adventure hero is born...

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A new action-adventure hero is born...

Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. His talents have landed him at The Rig, a specialist juvenile holding facility in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. No one can escape from the Rig. No one except for Drake...

After making some escape plans and meeting the first real friends of his life, Drake quickly realises that all is not as it seems on the Rig. The Warden is obsessed with the mysterious Crystal-X - a blue, glowing substance that appears to give superpowers to the teens exposed to it. Drake, Tristan, and Irene are banking on a bid for freedom - but can they survive long enough to make it?

Drake is an action hero to rival Jason Bourne and the CHERUB team in this debut author's fantastically imagined sci-fi nightmare.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781471402197

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 September 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hot Key Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 276g

Pages: 368

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Joe Ducie Young Adult

About the Author

Twenty-five-year-old British-born Joe currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. Joe attended Edith Cowan University and graduated in 2010 with a Degree in Counterterrorism, Security and Intelligence. Joe has also studied Creative and Professional Writing at Curtin University.When not writing stories, Joe's work over the past few years has involved border protection, liaisons between domestic and international military forces, private security consulting, living out of a suitcase, and travel to some interesting places dotted around the world. He is primarily a writer of urban fantasy and science fiction aimed at young adults and, when not talking about himself in the third person, enjoys devouring books at an absurdly disgusting rate and ambling over mountains. Preferably at the same time. Follow Joe on Twitter: @joeducie