Hi to all the kids from Temuka Primary who sent me their lovely stories. Thanks Darwin, Sam, Isobel, Cameron, Jayda, Cole, Logan and Peter!

NZ Post Children's Book Awards

The results of the New Zealand Post book awards have just been announced, and I am very happy to announce that Brainjack won the Children's Choice award for the Young Adult Category.
Congratulations to all the other winners, very well deserved!

Hi to everyone from Whakatane who came to my talk today. Thanks Rangitaiki for putting me on your blog: http://ping.fm/gMcUn

A great poem from a year 8 student at Mt Maunganui Intermediate.
http://ping.fm/Cn3O9

Mt Maunganui Intermediate

Hi to everyone at Mt Maunganui Intermediate. It was a great visit today, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I really enjoyed the poems you gave me, thanks Jonas, Victoria, Kate, Olivia, Emily and Steven.
Janetta your poem entitled 'Dreams' was simply stunning. Fantastic work everybody.

A great review of Brainjack by the CBCA

Set in the U.S. in the near future, sixteen-year-old Sam Wilson graduates from talented computer hacker and petty thief to cyber warrior in an heroic battle against cyber terrorism. As a result of his daring attack on the computer systems of the White House, Sam is recruited into the Homeland Security, Cyber Defence Division (CDD), an unlikely collection of computer whizz kids whose urgent mission is to protect the country's cyber network from imminent attack. Tension is unrelenting in this fast-paced action novel and complex issues of ethics and science are seamlessly embedded within it. The characters are well developed, Sam is an engaging protagonist, with plenty of initiative and capable of great loyalty and friendship in situations of extreme danger; the motley cast of minor characters is full of individual quirks and idiosyncrasies. Extensive use of technical jargon and information does not interfere with the non-technical reader's enjoyment, and the projected innovations in cyber technology are totally convincing. A great read. Recommended for ages 12+.

Why We Write..

Hi Mr Falkner honestly speaking, i hate reading books, but last year, when you came to our school (Glen Waverley Secondary College in Melbourne) and talked about your books; u have actually inspired me to read! I was dying to read The real Thing, and i got the school to order the book for me at last!! i would like to thank you for inspiring me to read! i am also doing an assignment on your book!

Brainjack Technology gets closer

The world moves a step closer to the technology of Brainjack:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/3564525/Mind-reading-software-unwrapped

Metro Magazine article

A nice article in this months Auckland Metro magazine. Unfortunately the photographer had me squinting into the sun on a clear blue day in downtown Auckland.

German Website for The Tomorrow Code

Brian Falkner The German Website for The Tomorrow Code looks fantastic. It helps if you speak German, but if not, then Google Translate does a great (and sometimes funny) job of translating the page for you.
www.tomorrowcode.de

Hi to all the great kids from Bluestone School in Timaru.
Here is a link to their newsletter about the visit. In the first pic I am standing next to a couple of High School students. (I am standing in a hole...)
http://ping.fm/hXuUa

Hi to all the kids from the schools in Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Cambridge and Hamilton that I will be visiting this week. Looking forward to it!