Escape Room

A mind-blowing, action-packed novel from award-winning author Christopher Edge, Escape Room is a thrilling adventure that challenges readers to think about what they've done to save the world today. The Times Children's Book of the Week "Perfect for puzzle-hungry beginner horror fans who require lashings of jeopardy " – The Times "A writer of genuine originality" - Guardian “Perfect for readers who like fast-paced, spine-tingling reads.” – The Irish Independent When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they have been chosen to save the world and they must work together to find the Answer. But as he locks them inside the first room, they quickly realise this is no ordinary game. From a cavernous library of dust to an ancient Mayan tomb, a deserted shopping mall stalked by extinct animals to the command module of a spaceship heading to Mars, the perils of The Escape seem endless. Can Ami and her friends find the Answer before it's too late? Winner of the Stockton Children's Book of the Year and the Oxfordshire Book Award. Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards, the Teach Primary Book Awards, the BKCAT Book Awards, the Dudley Children's Book Award, the Portsmouth Book Awards, the TVED Book Awards, the Redbridge Children's Book Awards and the Harrow Junior Book Award Play the online game: www.welcome-to-the-escape.com Check out these other brilliant books from Christopher Edge: Black Hole Cinema Club The Many Worlds of Albie Bright The Jamie Drake Equation Twelve Minute to Midnight Trilogy