We read on as David tries to test out his powers to the maximum with exciting results. Since the novel is written in first person, there is hardly any trouble to place ourselves in the shoes of the protagonist. It takes him everything to find the line between his personal life and a jumper’s life. Of course, with great power comes great responsibility and the protagonist David Rice finds himself in trouble soon enough. It tells the story of a 17-year old boy who finds himself with the ability to teleport himself or ‘jump’ wherever and whenever he wants. The book too was re-released in 2008 to coincide with the film’s release. Written in 1992, it was adapted as a movie by the same name and became a blockbuster in 2008. A science fiction author with eight previous works, Jumper was his most successful one. ‘What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye? Where would you go? What would you do?’Ī catchy title, Jumper is a very impressive debut novel by Steven Gould.
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