My first Young Adult novel, which won the Guardian and Hot Key Books Young Writer’s Prize (2012) at the London Book Fair,has been released on September 5th 2013!
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Check out the cover:
Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. His talents have landed him at The Rig, a specialist juvenile holding facility in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. No one can escape from The Rig. No one except for Drake…
After making some escape plans and meeting the first real friends of his life, Drake quickly realises that all is not as it seems on The Rig. The Warden is obsessed with the mysterious Crystal-X – a blue, glowing substance that appears to give superpowers to the teens exposed to it. Drake, Tristan and Irene are banking on a bid for freedom – but can they survive long enough to make it? Drake is an action hero to rival Jason Bourne and the CHERUB team in this debut author’s fantastically imagined sci-fi nightmare.
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Exciting stuff, no? Here’s a few places, outside of your local bookshop, you can pick up a copy!
Have Scotch, Will Write 
will this be in hardcover?
I’m told it’ll hit shelves as a paperback and an ebook!
Cheers.
Saw it come out on Amazon for pre-order as a paperback.
Any chance we’ll be able to pre-order the Kindle edition sometime soon as well? Afraid I might forget to check back by September 5th.
Hmm… I should know that, shouldn’t I? I’ll do some sleuthing and get back to you on this one – I’ll post a blog when I have the answers!
Will there be a sequel – I loved it…!
There sure will! Almost polished off that draft… Look out for news here on the blog soon.
Glad to hear it, will look out for news. Just to let you know (in case you didn’t), I was asked to review the book for the Australian/NZ Literature Fest in London next year. I’m a writer myself, working on TV scripts for children at the moment, but am going on a special course next year to help re-write the several children’s and YA books I’ve written. Your lovely publisher Sara O’Connor at Hotkey Books is one of the people running the course. 🙂
Anyway, nice to meet you online and hopefully we could grab a drink for a chat some time if you’re coming over to the festival next year?
Cheers, Anthony
Yeah, you too, mate. There’s a rumour I may be heading London-way for the festival, but nothing confirmed as of yet. Definitely keen for a beer!
Cheers.
That’s not just logic. That’s really sensible.
My son has just finished ‘The Rig’ and is raving about it. He’ll sleep easy knowing that the sequels on the way…
Thanks so much for writing novels that get him excited about reading
I was at your all saints college presentation on Thursday, 9:15-10:00, and asked about your inspiration for drake. But there was 1 thing I forgot to ask and don’t remember you answering. If they make a movie of “The Rig”, who would you like to act in it. It could be anybody, from a gold fish to a zombie version of Michael Jackson. It could even be your brother. Please get back to me soon. Thanks!
Just wanted to say ive just finished reading The Rig and it was amazingly awesome!!! i read it in just over 3 days!!
I’ve been looking for this book. Is it not on kindle?
will you try and write a sequel to the rig. i feel it could make a good series
Hey Mr Ducie, i really loved The Rig it was easily the best book that I’ve ever read, i was just wondering if you’ll ever make a sequel? There’s so much more that can happen with Drake, Tristan and Irene!
That there is, Kyle!
The sequel is written and should be available soon. Keep an eye on the web site here for future updates.
Cheers, mate.
i loved the book it is my favourite at the moment i im not quite sure but is the sequel going to be called Crystal force?
Sorry I made a mistake in my typing but you are the BEST AUTHER EVER !!!!!!!!! (:
I just finished this book and crystal force. Amazing books but will there ever be a third? It was left pretty open