Mark Walden

Dreadnought Mark Walden

Brief Description: Originally published in Great Britain in 2009 by Bloomsbury Publishing. Brief Description: It's up to Otto to save the world from a renegade faction of the world's most powerful villains, known as the Disciples. And when they kidnap two of Otto's friends, things get personal. Biographical Note: Mark Walden spent ten years as a video game designer and producer before becoming a full-time writer and father. He received a BA in Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He lives with his wife and daughter in the United Kingdom. Publisher Marketing: In this action-packed H. I. V. E. adventure, the world's most powerful villains have a problem: One of their own has gone rogue. It's up to Otto to save the world from a renegade faction of the world's most powerful villains, known as the Disciples. And when they kidnap two of Otto's friends, things get personal. Otto and a few of his fellow students from H. I. V. E.--the Higher Institute of Villainous Education--head to America in order to track down their missing friends. The search quickly leads them to one of the U. S. military's most top-secret locations, where it becomes clear that the Disciples are not all they appear. In a desperate race against time Otto must work out who his real friends are and prevent the Disciples from completing their true objective. Only Otto can save the world from domination by a sinister new world order--but it might be that the price he has to pay is just too high.... Review Citations:

Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 56 (EAN 9781442421868, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2011 (EAN 9781442421868, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 370 (EAN 9781442421868, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Walden, Mark Mark Walden spent a decade as a video game designer and producer before becoming a fulltime writer and father. He has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He is the author of the H. I. V. E. series and lives with his family in the United Kingdom.