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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017!Step Aboard - the Universe is Waiting.The Great Network is a place of drones and androids, Hive Monks and Station Angels. The place of the thousand gates, where sentient trains criss-cross the galaxy in a heartbeat.It is also a place of great dangers - especially for someone who rides the rails and rides his luck the way Zen Starling does.Once Zen was just a petty thief, stealing to support his family and living by his wits. Now everything has changed. Zen is still a thief - but it could be that the key to the whole universe rests on finding out what else he is . . .
Trade Review'With many twists and turns along the track and high-octane action all the way to the thrilling climax, Railhead never lets up on delivering the thrills and creativity readers expect from a story like this." * Young Post/South China Morning Post *
"Sci-fi fans will delight in this lightning-paced and satisfying read." * The School Librarian *
"Reeve's writing is, as always, very sharp and funny." * Books for Topics *
