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Title: Smasher
Author: Scott Bly
Narrator: Scott Bly
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 11-18-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
In this riveting suspense thriller, two children race the clock to stop a futuristic murderer and his plan to enslave the world. I
n 30 days, a coldhearted corporate tycoon will unleash a deadly biological computer virus on the entire world. As the public eagerly awaits his invention that promises ultimate relaxation, harmony, and community, the evil big-business sorcerer plans to put an end to freedom. Can he be stopped?
The world's only hope is if Charlie, a math genius with otherworldly skills, and Geneva, a robotic girl from the future, can team up to track down some very dark secrets. With a method that uses atomic particles, Geneva and Charlie use "Smasher" to break through the walls of time. They travel to find an unlikely solution. But will it work?
Fresh, unique, and gripping, Smasher celebrates the power of love, hope, and friendship as it also raises provocative questions about technology, progress, and the nature of persecution.
Members Reviews:
Smashing!
I have not been a young adult for a long while now, but I decided to read this book. I was pleasantly surprised by how well-written it was.
To say that Smasher is a SciFi novel does not do it justice. Sure, there are SciFi tropes, time travel, mind control, robots (or are there?), etc., but there are also some memorable characters and character development as well.
The main character is Charlie who seems like a regular 12 year-old peasant boy living in the 16th century with his grandfather. Charlie is beleaguered, taunted by bullies, until a mysterious girl named Geneva shows up. Geneva seems to be able to do magical things, and Charlie is intrigued. Then she tells him she needs his help in the 21st Century. Will he come with her?
If he said no, this would be the shortest novel ever. Of course he says yes, and they âSmashâ into the year 2042, where Charlie has a lot of catching up to do, more than 500 years of catching up!
The book moves along at a nice pace, the characters are nicely fleshed out and the technical aspects of a future 30 years from now seem very plausible and easily understandable. We learn, as Charlie does, with Geneva as his guide.
I would highly recommend this book to any young adult, and some older adults as well.
A âSmashingâ debut novel from a promising new author.
A fascinating and touching story for the young and the young-at-heart
Charlie, a young, somewhat insecure boy, who is frequently bullied, finds himself on a quest to save not only his friends and family but the entire future of the world. During his many adventures, he has to face his fears and discovers that he has a lot more courage, spunk, and stamina than he ever thought possible. A fascinating page turner, with some deep insights into human nature, lots of fun science and technology, Smasher is a book for the young and the young-at-heart. Highly recommended!
A smashing, adventurous blend of mythology and futuristic tech!
This book is engaging from the very first page of frog-eating suspense all of the way through to the twisting cyber climax. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the author does a great job of taking old world magic and blending it seemlessly with futuristic geek technology. A fun summer read for both boys and girls...recommended for ages 10-16 (earlier if precocious and older siblings or adults who wants to stay relevant to the younger generation).
