Mark Walden

Escape Velocity Mark Walden

Brief Description: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing"--T.p. verso. Brief Description: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education is in grave danger. Its leader, Dr. Nero, has been captured by the world's most ruthless security force. It's up to Otto to save Dr. Nero. But first Otto must escape Nero's sinister replacement and H. I. V. E. itself. Will Otto be able to break into M16 as no other villain has ever done?Marc Notes: Originally published in Great Britain in 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing--T.p. verso.; Sequel to: The overlord protocol.; The Higher Institute of Villainous Education is in grave danger. Its leader, Dr. Nero, has been captured by the world's most ruthless security force. It's up to Otto to save Dr. Nero. But first Otto must escape Nero's sinister replacement and H. I. V. E. itself. Will Otto be able to break into M16 as no other villain has ever done?; 1; 008-012. Publisher Marketing: Pupils and staff at HIVE are horrified to discover that Dr Nero has been captured by the forces of HOPE, the Hostile Operative Prosecution Executive, the world's newest and most ruthlessly efficient security force. Three months pass without any news of his fate, and Number One has decided to appoint a sinister new headmistress for the school, somebody that the pupils and staff had thought that they'd seen the last of. Meanwhile Otto is also struggling to cope with new abilities that are starting to manifest themselves; can he really be unconsciously interfacing with computers without physical contact? And if he is, what exactly do these new powers really mean? The only way to find Nero and the truth behind the lies is to escape HIVE. Otto must get out, and take the risks which come with being a rogue agent. Then he just has to break into MI6..... Review Citations:

School Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 126 (EAN 9781442421851, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/01/2011 pg. 92 (EAN 9781442421851, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 370 (EAN 9781442421851, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Walden, Mark Mark Walden spent a decade as a video game designer and producer before becoming a fulltime writer and father. He has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He is the author of the H. I. V. E. series and lives with his family in the United Kingdom.