Jason Bradbury

This is my very well thumbed proof-copy of Airman by the brilliant Eoin Colfer. It is one of my favourite books (and that’s not just because Eoin was very complimentary about my own book! B-) Puffin is holding a competition to film your own flying machine in action and offering a really cool prize. You can check my own origami effort on Airman’s website www.isitabird.co.uk.

Watch this video in HD. See all the my posts about Dot Robot here 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZHxwtH7GXA

As I get ready for the launch of Dot Robot (5^th Feb 2009), I’m busy writing its sequel! Here’s a sneaky peek at one of the gadgets I’m planning for book two. I saw this Police Specialized Hardrock mountain bike at a cycle show in Earl’s Court, London this year. Now, a couple of these aluminum framed, blues and twos equipped, cruisers have made it into an action-packed chase sequence I’m working on. I wonder if Specialized would lend me one for a test ride?

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There I was, on Amazon.co.uk, looking for last minute Christmas presents and I thought I’d see if Dot Robot is listed. And OMG, there’s my book! After such a long time writing it, it’s an incredible feeling to see my first book on the world’s biggest online book domain. Check it out here.

I can’t believe how soon my book will be out! In around seven weeks! It hit me when I was Christmas book shopping in my local bookstore and the manager asked me about the launch date for Dot.Robot - 5th of February 2009. I’ll let y’all know when the planned web stuff is live (hint: there’s going to be a really cool Flash game) It’s going to be a very exciting year.

What is Dot.Robot? It’s my first book! It will be available in bookshops in February 2009, published by Puffin. It is aimed at 11+ readers (but I think readers as young as nine may still enjoy it!) Dot.Robot tells the story of a very clever twelve year-old boy from South London, called Jackson Farley. He is brilliant with numbers and mad about computer games. His life changes when he receives a mysterious instant message and is pulled into a world of international intrigue and high-tech robots.

I will be posting regularly with news of the run up to my book’s release and with my thoughts and observations as I embark on writing the second book in the Dot.Robot trilogy. Feel free to comment and share your thoughts.

The picture is of me and my postman celebrating the delivery of the first finished proof-copy of Dot.Robot.