Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 0007275994 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-00-727599-1 |
No of pages | 345 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Harper Voyager |
Published Date | 04 Feb 2008 |
Steven Gould is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, Jumper, as well as the novels Wild side, Helm, Blind Waves, Reflex, Jumper: Griffin's Story, 7th Sigma, Impulse, and Exo.
Wild side won the Hal Clement Young Adult Award for Science Fiction and was nominated for the Prometheus Award. He has been on the Hugo ballot twice and the Nebula ballot once for his short fiction.
Per the American Library Association, Jumper was one of the 100 most frequently banned books in America 1990-1999.
Jumper was made into Doug Liman's 2008 feature film of the same name with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, and Hayden Christensen.
The third book in the Jumper series, Impulse, is the basis for the 2018 tv series of the same name on YouTube Red.
In 2013, Steve worked with James Cameron, et al, on the next Avatar movies and will write books for all five movies.
Steve served two terms as president of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (July 2013-June 2015.)
He lives in New Mexico with his wife, writer Laura J. Mixon (aka M. J. Locke) and their two daughters, where he studies/teaches Aikido and Iaido.
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Written in the 1990s by American author Steven Gould, Jumper tells the story of Davy Rice as he escapes his tortured childhood to explore the world via teleportation and find his long lost mother. At seventeen the world is at your feet… especially if you can teleport. David Rice barely remembers his mother. She left his alcoholic father when Davy was very young. She left Davy too, and since then all of William Rice’s abusive anger has been focused on his young teenage son.
One evening, as he is about to receive another brutal beating, Davy shuts his eyes and wishes to be safe. When he opens them again, he finds himself in his small town’s library. Slowly, he realizes he is very special, he can teleport. Armed with his new power, Davy sets out with new purpose: he will leave his abusive home and find his long lost mother. Davy’s confidence grows as his skills do, but they also draw unwanted attention and soon Davy finds that he too is hunted.