 The cover of the first edition. | |
| Author | Nigel Hinton |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Teenage fiction |
| Publisher | Puffin Books (original UK), Tricycle Press (original USA), CB Creative |
Publication date | 6 January 2005 |
| Media type | Hardback, Paperback, E-book |
| ISBN | 978-0141318332 |
Time Bomb is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 2005. It is set in 1949 and tells the story of four boys who found an un exploded bomb where they played. [1]
The concept came to the author whilst he was waiting at traffic lights in his car. He thought of the phrase 'I've never told this story to anyone because when I was twelve I swore on an oath in blood that I would never tell it.' [2] It is also based on his childhood in the post war years.
Inis Magazine praised the narrative around the lives of the youngsters and the glimpses into their fears and their emotions. [3]
Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. He published 14 novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further collections have been published since his death.
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. He is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary fiction authors writing in English, having been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its citation, the Swedish Academy described Ishiguro as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".
Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. L'Amour also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, non-fiction (Frontier), and poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. His books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death, almost all of his 105 existing works were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".
Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre.
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs". The story is told in first-person perspective by teenage protagonist Ponyboy Curtis, and takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965, although this is never explicitly stated in the book.
Andrew Lane, as Andy Lane, is a British author and journalist best known for the Young Sherlock Holmes series of Young Adult novels.
Nigel Hinton is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers.
Some of Tim's Stories is a novel written by S.E Hinton, author of the award-winning novel The Outsiders. Published in 2007, Some of Tim’s Stories is a collection of 14 intertwined, short stories that explores the lives of two cousins-Mike and Terry. The title character, Tim, is a bartender and is also the author of these stories.
Southern Cross is the sole wordless novel by Canadian artist Laurence Hyde (1914–1987). Published in 1951, its 118 wood-engraved images narrate the impact of atomic testing on Pacific islanders. Hyde made the book to express his anger at the US military's nuclear tests in the Bikini Atoll.
The Heart of the Valley is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton. It was first published in 1986 and was his first and to date only book written for adults. The story focuses on the nature of an English valley especially the dunnocks.
Walk the Wild Road, earlier titled The Road from Home, is a novel by Nigel Hinton. It is set in 1870 and tells the story of a boy forced to leave his home in Prussian Poland for a new life in America. It was first published in October 2009 as the Road from Home. The current title was used from February 2011 to avoid confusion with a similarly titled novel.
Out of the Darkness is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton. It was first published in 1998 and tells the story of a boy named Liam and a girl named Leila who were joined by fate and journey together.
Getting Free is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton that was first published in 1978. It tells the story of a teenage couple who ran away when they discovered they were expectant parents and to escape from an abusive and disapproving father.
Ship of Ghosts is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1999. It tells the story of a boy named Mick who became a sailor on a ship that was believed to be haunted.
Partners in Crime is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 2003. It follows the story of three old school friends who made money from drug dealing and loved the same girl which caused a rift between them.
Buddy's Blues is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1995. It is the third and final installment in the Buddy trilogy, after Buddy and Buddy's Song, and follows the rest of Buddy's life from the age of 18 including his musical career.
Ghost Game is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 2011. It is part of Heinemann's Heroes series which is designed to appeal to reluctant readers in the schools market. It follows the story of a father and son who start a new life in a new town after the loss of the mother and younger son of the family but Danny believed that their temporary house was haunted by a boss from his late brother's favourite video game. A non fiction section by Christopher Lee about ghosts follows the story.
Beaver Towers is a children's fantasy novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1980. It was his first novel written for children and is the first installment in the Beaver Towers series. It follows the story of Philip, a schoolboy dragged off by his kite to an island ruled by intelligent talking animals under threat from a wicked witch and her servants.
Beaver Towers: The Witch's Revenge is a children's fantasy novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1981. It is the second installment in the Beaver Towers series, coming between Beaver Towers and Beaver Towers: The Dangerous Journey. It follows the story of Philip who was summoned to Beaver Towers when Oyin the Witch went after him. In 1994 an audiobook was released by Chivers Children's Audio Books.
Beaver Towers: The Dangerous Journey is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1986. It is the third installment in the Beaver Towers series between Beaver Towers: the Witch's Revenge and Beaver Towers: the Dark Dream. It was originally titled Run to Beaver Towers but was renamed when Puffin Books published it in April 1997. It follows the story of Philip whose friends Baby B and Nick appeared in his house and their journey together to Beaver Towers.