Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies (Swift and Hawk #1)

by Logan Macx (Author)

Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies (Swift and Hawk #1)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Swift and Hawk

For fans of the Alex Rider and Spy School series comes a twenty-first-century spin on the spy novel, featuring a girl and boy whose brilliant minds and cutting-edge technology make them unstoppable.

When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk--teen experts in AI and robotics--are plunged into a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Möbius group. Their journey takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in search of the mysterious ship Nightfall. Caught in a treacherous world of spies and saboteurs, Swift and Hawk will be pushed to the limit as they follow a trail that leads to the remote island of Spøkelsøy--and straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.

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Kirkus

An excellent kickoff for a new spy series. 

Publishers Weekly

Twelve-year-old best friends Caleb Quinn and Zenobia Rafiq team up to save their kidnapped families in this lively series opener by Macx. After his CIA mother is taken by mercenaries working for mysterious computer scientist Xavier Torrent, hacker and programmer Caleb, successfully eluding capture, meets up with his robotics expert best friend Zenobia for help. He soon learns, however, that Zenobia's parents were kidnapped by the same crew. When the two approach Prof. Tilda Clay--a teacher at the London-based technology school they both attend--for guidance, she tells them the disappearances are part of a larger scheme, and inducts the tweens into the Möbius Program, a secret intelligence society, as agents Swift and Hawk, instructing them to employ their special skills to help crack the case. Using a unique AI that Caleb inherited from his deceased father, the intrepid duo decode a message that jump-starts an action-packed adventure across Europe. While the technological worldbuilding is intriguing, it's Caleb and Zenobia's easy, established camaraderie and shared worry for their loved ones that carry this breakneck techno-thriller. Caleb is white; Zenobia is of Syrian descent; Professor Clay is Black. Ages 9-12. (Nov.)

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Review quotes

Do NOT even pick this up . . . unless you can handle nanobot nightmares, unchecked AI, dangerous VR, and terrifying IRL wolves (and fatbergs).
—Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of The Real Dada Mother Goose
Logan Macx
Logan Macx is the pen name of Edward Docx and Matthew Plampin. Edward Docx is an award-winning novelist and journalist. Matthew Plampin is the author of several historical novels and lectures in nineteenth-century art and architecture. They live in London.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536233230
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Walker Books Us
Publication date
November 14, 2023
Series
Swift and Hawk
BISAC categories
JUV036000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Technology
JUV049000 - Juvenile Fiction | Computers & Digital Media
JUV067000 - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Spy fiction
Science fiction
Kidnapping
Spies
Technology
Action and adventure fiction
Robotics
Artificial intelligence

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