Spikez (Spikez)

Animals have been fused with technology in this exciting children's novel, described as Watership Down meets The Terminator - an action-packed, animal fable mash-up. The iconic British hedgehog gets a technological upgrade as a military cyborg.But as some begin to malfunction, can the future of humanity and animalkind be saved by Spikez?

Reviews

"A new hero in hedgehog form - more fun than Sonic!" Hugh Warwick, Ecologist, Writer (A Prickly Affair, Hedgehog, Linescapes, The Beauty in the Beast) and passionate fan of the hedgehog; "Spikez is an accessible, stimulating read that introduces children with new concepts in technology and encourages them to develop an interest in the surrounding nature. I wish it had also been around when I was younger!" Dr. Mohammad Majid al-Rifaie; Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, Researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London and Committee Member in the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (SSAISB); "It's a wonderfully original concept ... It reminded me very much of Animal Farm at the very beginning and I certainly see the parallels with The Animals of Farthing Wood (another childhood favourite of mine)."Amy Lewis, British Wildlife Trusts; "I really enjoyed the plot, the action sequences, the technical details, the web referrals and the emerging philosophical issues, and I pretty much empathised with Spikez/Prickles although I am not an adolescent hedgehog."Dr David Dewhurst, Secretary of the Cybernetics Society; "Not only a great read but helps to encourage children to think about wildlife on a larger scale. Fantastic!" Amazon Review; "Relevant and topical, whilst also entertaining and well written. Would thoroughly recommend it for those looking for books to encourage their children to read." Amazon Review