David Gilman on Isinglass shortlist
May 17, 2010
THE DEVIL'S BREATH by David Gilman is on the shortlist of twenty titles for the 2010-2011 Isinglass Teen Reads Award in New Hampshire. The list, which is aimed at 12-14 year olds, is selected by school and public librarians working with recommendations from readers. The shortlisting is the latest in a string of nominations for the title which won the 2008 Prix Polar Jeunesse and is on the UK government list of must-read books for boys.THE DEVIL'S BREATH is the first book in the DANGER ZONE series that features the 'tremendously likeable' fifteen-year-old hero Max Gordon. The series is published by Puffin in the UK, Delacorte (Random House) in the US, and in a further ten territories around the world and consists of three titles in total. THE DEVIL'S BREATH is followed by ICE CLAW and BLOOD SUN, with each book seeing Max thrust into a different geographical setting. Delacorte will publish ICE CLAW in the US in October 2010, with BLOOD SUN to follow in 2011. David Gilman is currently writing standalone novels THE MONKEY IN ME and THE DEAD CHICKEN DIARIES.
Praise for David Gilman and THE DEVIL'S BREATH:
'What Gilman does superlatively is heart-pounding action.'
--Amanda Craig, The Times
'Max is a tremendously likeable character. He's vulnerable and naive and not afraid to show it…At the same time, he's full of spunk and big of heart and understands that he has a lot to learn.'
--Jill Murphy, www.thebookbag.co.uk
'A big, solid blockbuster, packed with tough men, beautiful women and exotic locations…Max is an appealing hero, improbably tough and just about indestructible, but emotionally vulnerable enough to make him interesting.'
--Josh Lacey, Guardian