Overview
""A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that's shot through with humanity. A great read."" Christopher Edge ""Kenny uses artificial intelligence and the abuse of power through technology as a lead-in to the more important issues ... and how we not only survive, but thrive through our connections to each other. I will definitely be recommending After to young readers."" Eilish Fisher The Last of Us meets Wall-E in this post-apocalyptic tale of family, hope and survival from a multi-award-winning author Jen and her father are making their way across a deserted world after a technological collapse brought civilization as people knew it to an end. The Flood took out all all technology, but also many people who were connected to a central information hive. Those who are left behind must find each other and build a new life. But Jen's father isn't related to her by blood – he is a human-appearing AI, a glitch in the system, and a secret that must be kept, even from those she wishes she could trust... Exploring themes of what it means to be human, the value of every individual and where true danger lies – in our technological creations, or the ones who create them – this is a powerful and hopeful dystopian adventure for readers age 9+
Full Product Details
Author: Pádraig Kenny
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.40cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.220kg
ISBN: 9781529517804
ISBN 10: 152951780
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 06 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
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A thrilling and thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that's shot through with humanity. A great read. -- Christopher Edge A tender novel about humanity, family and whether it is the people who create new technologies who are dangerous, rather than the technology itself. * The Bookseller, March Children’s Previews * Featured, The Bookseller Ireland Spotlight * The Bookseller * a really thought-provoking exploration of just how far we as the planet’s dominant species should go in our quest for a better life […] artist Steve McCarthy’s glorious cover and gorgeous chapter heading illustrations make this an enormously tempting read. * World’s Smallest Library *
Author Information
Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin and recent The Monsters of Rookhaven were both Waterstones Books of the Month. He has twice won the Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.
