It is designed for fledgling pilots to take their first steps into the air and develop soaring and thermalling skills, without stress.

Adam saves Linden and Runa from a robot attack, so they bring him back to the human settlement where he is treated with hatred and mistrust. They are by no means universally accepted, and are unlikely to become standard simply because, although many neologisms are coined every year in English, languages cannot be forced to change in a certain way. This super-family of metalloproteases contains two major branches, the astacin-like proteases and the adamalysin/reprolysin-like proteases. However, in my opinion it does not quite live up to the high standard set by Chisholm’s first novel, Orion Lost, which is superior in plot, narrative, and characterization.

There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. This book touched on the revolt of slavery with the Funks battling against the humans for their freedom. Brilliant – one of the best middle grade books I’ve read this year … Action, tension, a marvellous mix of characters, and incredibly thought-provoking while being huge fun to read.

The problem with AI stories like this is that feelings, morality and self awareness do not come from programming or high intelligence, but from the spirit. Chisholm has also proven why we need more middlegrade sci-fi because when it is done right it is amazing. The plot never quite reveals which way Adam will decide, while he is figuring out what is the 'right' thing to do.

As if it wasn't catastrophic enough that a deadly virus is obliterating all human and animal life on earth, this particular virus can think, reason and remake itself in the image of its victims. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins structurally related to snake venom disintegrins, and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis.

Chord Cut Billow technology is there too, reducing ballooning and eliminating wrinkles from the sail. This is Chisholm’s second, and is even better than his debut in this genre, Orion Lost, which was excellent.

I also liked that one of the main characters was non-binary and it was just a normal part of the story.