9781908435958 - The Hit by Melvin Burgess (3 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: The Hit by Melvin Burgess. Limited signed edition No. 189 of 500 Summary: The Hit by Melvin Burgess is a young adult dystopian novel set in a near-future Britain where many people are struggling with poverty and unemployment. The story follows Adam, a teenager whose family is in serious financial difficulty. He discovers a dangerous street drug called Death, which gives users one week of intense happiness, confidence, and energy, but guarantees they will die exactly seven days after taking it. In exchange for agreeing to take Death later, people can receive a large payment immediately, making it tempting for those desperate for money. Adam becomes involved with Lizzie, a girl with a troubled past who has already agreed to take the drug. As they fall in love, Adam struggles with the knowledge that Lizzie has only days left to live. Determined to save her, he searches for a way to stop the drug's fatal effects, even as powerful people with financial interests in Death stand in his way. Author: Melvin Burgess Publisher: Chicken House Publishing Year Published: 2013 Edition: 1ST Edition Dimensions: 20.5cm x 13.5cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 9781908435958 Notes: Limited signed 1ST Edition. Number 189 of 500 SKU: VSS / 152b / H / 7491 / 5768 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Gentle creasing Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 304 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited Edition. Immaculate unread copy of this SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. Only 500 copies, of which this is number 279. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING hardback. Synopsis : A new drug is out. Everyone is talking about it. Death. Take it, and you have one amazing week to live. It's the ultimate high. At the ultimate price Adam is tempted. Life is rubbish; his girlfriend's over him, his brother's gone. So what's he got to lose? Everything as it turns out. It's up to his girlfriend, Lizzie to show him. This the ONLY hardback available. Melvin Burgess is an iconic, award-winning young adult fiction author. After a brief early stint as a journalist, Melvin turned his attention to writing fiction. Melvin¿s novels have been published to wide critical acclaim. His debut novel, CRY OF THE WOLF, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. In 1997, his controversial novel JUNK, won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Childrens Fiction Award. Melvin is the author of BILLY ELLIOT, an adaptation of the hugely successful screenplay. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.