The Undercurrent

Awards:   Long-listed for Book of the Year: Older Readers, CBCA 2018 (Australia) Long-listed for Sisters in Crime's 18th Davitt Awards 2018 (Australia) Short-listed for Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel 2017 (Australia)
Author:   Paula Weston
Publisher:   Text Publishing
ISBN:  

9781925498233


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   31 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Undercurrent


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Awards

  • Long-listed for Book of the Year: Older Readers, CBCA 2018 (Australia)
  • Long-listed for Sisters in Crime's 18th Davitt Awards 2018 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel 2017 (Australia)

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Author:   Paula Weston
Publisher:   Text Publishing
Imprint:   The Text Publishing Company
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.502kg
ISBN:  

9781925498233


ISBN 10:   1925498239
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   31 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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`The Undercurrent is a real rollercoaster of a read, packed full of thrills and tension and non-stop action. The characters are captivating and nuanced. The plot is fast-paced and high-powered. Most importantly, it is a tightly written and eminently satisfying standalone book.' * Booktopia * `The Undercurrent has everything you could possibly ask for in a YA novel-illegal human experimentation, military groups for hire, companies with hidden agendas, government mismanagement of environmental threats, romance, X-Men-style abilities, a nuanced mother-daughter relationship and non-stop action and intrigue. The characters are endearing and believable, the romance meaningful without being saccharine and the plot races along with impeccable timing...The Undercurrent is a worthy companion to beloved Australian speculative novels such as The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn and John Marsden's Tomorrow series.' * Books + Publishing * `A fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams read me .' * Scott Moore, South Australian Weekend Review * `Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors' Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information...you count-down to release day. Paula Weston is something special indeed.' * ALPHA reader * `Superbly written, action-packed fiction with interesting, brilliantly flawed characters.' * Fictional Thoughts * `Late for dinner, late for work, late late late. Thanks so much, Paula Weston. I picked up Shimmer and forgot everything else.' * Adelaide Advertiser *


‘Superbly written, action-packed fiction with interesting, brilliantly flawed characters.’ * Fictional Thoughts * ‘Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors’ Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information…you count-down to release day. Paula Weston is something special indeed.' * ALPHA reader * ‘A fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams “read me”.’ * Scott Moore, South Australian Weekend Review * ‘The Undercurrent has everything you could possibly ask for in a YA novel—illegal human experimentation, military groups for hire, companies with hidden agendas, government mismanagement of environmental threats, romance, X-Men-style abilities, a nuanced mother-daughter relationship and non-stop action and intrigue. The characters are endearing and believable, the romance meaningful without being saccharine and the plot races along with impeccable timing…The Undercurrent is a worthy companion to beloved Australian speculative novels such as The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn and John Marsden’s Tomorrow series.’ * Books + Publishing * ‘The Undercurrent is a real rollercoaster of a read, packed full of thrills and tension and non-stop action. The characters are captivating and nuanced. The plot is fast-paced and high-powered. Most importantly, it is a tightly written and eminently satisfying standalone book.’ * Booktopia  * ‘The Undercurrent is gripping and action-packed…Paula Weston has created an ambitious thriller that presents us with an alarming look at Australia’s near future and where our technological advances could be taking us.’  * Readings * ‘Weston has written a high-voltage story full of explosive action and a zing of romance. The Undercurrent is a fast-paced, thrilling, futuristic action-packed YA novel that will have you zapped to your seat.’ * Nadia L King  * ‘The Undercurrent is action-packed and thrilling…There is romance, family drama and mystery that all blend well to keep the pace flowing and the plot moving.’ * Obsession with Books * ‘Paula Weston raises the bar for an intelligent, page-turning speculative young adult thriller full of complex issues and wonderfully varied and sculpted characters worth caring about. A superbly written book with a gorgeous cover that will make you think and learn and hide away until you’ve read the last page.’ * Kids Book Review  * ‘The Undercurrent presents a compelling portrait of a young woman finding agency and purpose that will appeal to both an adolescent audience and older readers.’ * Otago Daily Times * ‘When it comes to speculative fiction, Paula Weston can deliver, and deliver, moreover, on recognisably Australian soil…The Undercurrent is a well-written suspense thriller, political mystery, family saga, slow-burning romance and, above all, prescient picture of our own far-too-possible future.’ * Magpies * ‘A readable and believable dystopian tale of nuclear energy, genetically modified crops, and corporate greed, further enlivened by a budding romance.’ * Age * ‘I loved Paula Weston’s The Undercurrent. It was delightfully Australian and superbly paced, with heartwarming characters and an interesting insight into the possible dark future of Australian politics.’ * Erica Hore, 16 * ‘Paula Weston has done it again. The Aussie who blessed us with the Rephaim series doesn’t miss a beat as she unveils a new cast of well-rounded, flawed and believable characters in a fast-paced tale…Another page-turner!’ * SA Weekend  * ‘Paula Weston has done it again. The Aussie who blessed us with the Rephaim series doesn’t miss a beat as she moves away from the world of half-angels in this new thriller. Weston unveils a new cast of well-rounded, flawed and believable characters in a fast-paced tale…Weston tackles important issues without letting the pace drop in another page-turner.’ * Daily Telegraph  * ‘A cleverly constructed tale of mysterious and uncontrollable powers, government cover-ups, love and duty from the author of the classic Rephaim series.’ -- Adelaide Advertiser * Favourite Books of the Year * ‘This LoveOzYA Sci-Fi is sure to please with its sweet romantic subplot and poignant back drop of a not-so-distant future Australia.’ * The Adventures of Sacakat *


`Paula Weston raises the bar for an intelligent, page-turning speculative young adult thriller full of complex issues and wonderfully varied and sculpted characters worth caring about. A superbly written book with a gorgeous cover that will make you think and learn and hide away until you've read the last page.' * Kids Book Review * `The Undercurrent is action-packed and thrilling...There is romance, family drama and mystery that all blend well to keep the pace flowing and the plot moving.' * Obsession with Books * `Weston has written a high-voltage story full of explosive action and a zing of romance. The Undercurrent is a fast-paced, thrilling, futuristic action-packed YA novel that will have you zapped to your seat.' * Nadia L King * `The Undercurrent is gripping and action-packed...Paula Weston has created an ambitious thriller that presents us with an alarming look at Australia's near future and where our technological advances could be taking us.' * Readings * `The Undercurrent is a real rollercoaster of a read, packed full of thrills and tension and non-stop action. The characters are captivating and nuanced. The plot is fast-paced and high-powered. Most importantly, it is a tightly written and eminently satisfying standalone book.' * Booktopia * `The Undercurrent has everything you could possibly ask for in a YA novel-illegal human experimentation, military groups for hire, companies with hidden agendas, government mismanagement of environmental threats, romance, X-Men-style abilities, a nuanced mother-daughter relationship and non-stop action and intrigue. The characters are endearing and believable, the romance meaningful without being saccharine and the plot races along with impeccable timing...The Undercurrent is a worthy companion to beloved Australian speculative novels such as The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn and John Marsden's Tomorrow series.' * Books + Publishing * `A fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams read me .' * Scott Moore, South Australian Weekend Review * `Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors' Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information...you count-down to release day. Paula Weston is something special indeed.' * ALPHA reader * `Superbly written, action-packed fiction with interesting, brilliantly flawed characters.' * Fictional Thoughts * `Late for dinner, late for work, late late late. Thanks so much, Paula Weston. I picked up Shimmer and forgot everything else.' * Adelaide Advertiser *


'Late for dinner, late for work, late late late. Thanks so much, Paula Weston. I picked up Shimmer and forgot everything else.' Adelaide Advertiser 'Superbly written, action-packed fiction with interesting, brilliantly flawed characters.' Fictional Thoughts 'Some books you crave. You keep returning to the cover art and re-reading the blurb, you stalk the authors' Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads profiles in the hopes of gleaning morsels of information...you count-down to release day. Paula Weston is something special indeed.' ALPHA reader 'A fast-paced, sensational ride, which screams read me .' Scott Moore, South Australian Weekend Review


Author Information

Paula Weston is a Brisbane-based author. She has more than twenty years' experience as a professional writer - first as a print journalist and then as a government communication and media specialist. She co-owns a writing/design consultancy.

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