The Reluctant Assassin (WARP Book 1)

Oct 6, 2024 2:34 AM

Author:Eoin Colfer

The Matrix meets Oliver Twist, WARP: The Reluctant Assassin is the first of a major new series by Eoin Colfer, the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl.

It all began with the FBI and WARP (Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme). Hiding witnesses in the past to protect the future - until now . . .

Riley is a Victorian orphan, hurtled into the twenty-first century and on the run from his evil master . . .

Albert Garrick, the terrifying assassin-for-hire pursuing Riley through time, along with . . .

Chevie Savano, the FBI's youngest and most impulsive special agent.

As Garrick relentlessly hunts them down, Riley and Chevie face a desperate race to stay alive and stop Garrick from returning to his own time - armed with knowledge and power that could change the world forever.

Colfer has the ability to make you laugh twice over: first in sheer subversive joy at the inventiveness of the writing, and again at the energy of the humour - Sunday Times

Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending WARP series is an all-out blast. - Publishers Weekly

Reviews

Colfer has the ability to make you laugh twice over: first in sheer subversive joy at the inventiveness of the writing, and again at the energy of the humour

—— Sunday Times

Readers mourning the end of the Artemis Fowl series can take heart: this first book in the time-bending W.A.R.P. series is an all-out blast.

—— Publishers Weekly

An epic beginning

—— Teen Now

With an atmospheric Louisiana setting, and a complex central character in Eureka, this is full of romance, dark magic and danger. A suspenseful and intriguing paranormal romance, Teardrop concludes on a breathless cliffhanger that will leave Kate's many fans eager for the next instalment.

—— Booktrust

If you loved the Fallen series, you are going to fall head over heels for this epic new saga.

—— Sugarscape

Teardrop is one of those books that will keep you up until the early hours reading, I just couldn't get enough! It was riveting, fast paced, enjoyable and exciting. The ending leaves you praying for the next book, I definitely recommend it!

—— uncorkedthoughts.blogspot

There's plenty of action, romance and swoon-worthy moments all setting this up to be a fantastic series. Be ready for Ander, he gives Four and Edward a run for their money.

—— Askews Newsletter

Both intriguing and mysterious . . . Lauren Kate fans will surely enjoy this new offering.

—— blackplume.wordpress.com

As Teardrop ends you'll be feeling soooo many emotions and counting down the days until the next book.

—— Dark Readers blog

It's a ripper! . . . With plentiful wit and good humour, more than a few chilling moments and, above all, refreshing creativity, Jonathan Stroud has constructed an energetic, fast paced narrative that trips nimbly back and forth from the present to the past as he first sketches and then deftly paints this fascinating landscape.

—— Science Fiction World

It's brilliant - that's all you need to know really so go and buy it now

—— Bookzone4boys

It’s almost impossible to put down and all I have left to say is that I want more.

—— books4teens

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