{"product_id":"monstrous-devices-by-damien-love-9781786078742","title":"Monstrous Devices","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI enjoyed everything about Damien Love’s debut.\u003c\/em\u003e Anthony Horowitz, bestselling author of the Alex Rider series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHugely original, exciting debut novel... a fantastical but entirely believable world with scary killer robots oiled to perfection with automaton history, surprising characters and dry humour... Get hold of a copy, wind it up and let yourself go.\u003c\/em\u003e The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn effortless, atmospheric evocation of place and history combine in an unforgettable, immersive reading experience.\u003c\/em\u003e Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Alex receives an old tin robot in the post, the note from his grandfather simply reads: \u003cem\u003eThis one is special\u003c\/em\u003e. But as strange events start occurring around him, it doesn’t take Alex long to suspect that the small toy is more than special; it might also be deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as things are getting out of hand, Alex’s grandfather arrives, whisking him away from his otherwise humdrum life and into a world of strange, macabre magic. From Paris to Prague, they flee across snowy Europe in a quest to unravel the riddle of the little robot, and outwit relentless assassins of the human and mechanical kind. How does Alex’s grandfather know them? And can Alex safely harness the robot’s power, or will it fall into the wrong, wicked hands?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995776372972,"sku":"9781786078742","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25402253482823.jpg?v=1763119122","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/monstrous-devices-by-damien-love-9781786078742","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}