An unconvincing narrative steven gould occasionally writes. Jumper is a 2008 american science fiction action film loosely based on the 1992 novel of the same name by steven gould. Its good to see this book back in print after being unavailable for a long time. Wildside won the hal clement young adult award for science fiction and was nominated for the prometheus award.
The novel was published in mass market paperback in october 1993 and rereleased in february 2008 to coincide with the release of the film adaptation. See the complete jumper series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Martha wells, rory harper, geary rachel, tom knowles, and laura j. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Search hello select your address select your address. If theres a flaw in griffin story, its in steven s adapting his jumper universe to match the movie jumper. He is the recipient of the hal clement young adult award for science fiction and has been on the hugo ballot twice and the nebula ballot once for his short fiction. Right now he is still working on some more books in the jumper series. Though he knows that he will be alone in the street, he is still. Steven gould is the author of jumper, wildside, helm, blind waves, reflex, and jumper. Jumper was a great book, and gould s next few books were not marketed as widely as a writer of his calibre should be. Growing up without a mother and an abusive father david is something of a recluse, that is until he jumps for the first time. And a jumper bent on revenge is not going to let anything stand in his way. Steven gould is the author of the new york times bestseller, jumper, as well as the novels wildside, helm, blind waves, reflex, jumper.
She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and. He has written ten novels and is best known for his 1992 novel jumper, which was adapted as a. Written in the 1990s by american author steven gould, jumper tells the story of davy rice as he escapes his tortured childhood to explore the world via teleportation and find his long lost mother. He first discovers his talent during a savage beating. This novel is not consistant in many details with the universe that appeared in jumper and reflex, both excellent books. It was a book for someone my age, that treated me like an adult, showing me the harsh reality of child abuse, terrorism, and a whole host of other things that my sheltered young mind had never before considered. A jumper novel mass market paperback august 4, 2015. Jumper is the story of david, a teenager who escapes an abusive household using his ability to teleport. Gould makes an auspicious debut with this playful and moving look at a hallowed science fiction concept. At seventeen the world is at your feet especially if you can teleport.
Jumper is the story of david, a teenager who escapes an abusive household using his. He is the recipient of the hal clement young adult award for science fiction and has been nominated for both the hugo and the nebula awards. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Still, id been in a hurry, so i hadnt really looked at how much money id stolen. Why jumper remains the ultimate scifi teleportation adventure. He knew it was teleporting, but he preferred to call it jumping and he considered himself from then as a jumper. Jumper is a 1992 science fiction novel by steven gould. The jumper book series by steven gould includes books jumper, reflex, impulse, and several more. Written by steven gould, audiobook narrated by macleod andrews. The series, based on the third novel in the jumper series by steven gould, features a rebellious 16yearold girl, henry, maddie hasson who has always felt. See all 23 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Steven gould is the author of the classic 1992 novel jumper, about a teenage boy who discovers that he can teleport or jump. Gould is best known for his jumper series, but he has several other books as.
The first two novels jumper and reflex tell a connecting story which is continued in impulse. As if there isnt going to be enough confusion as it is. Steven gould s sequel novel to jumper, impulse, fully realizes the dynamic potential of this amazing franchise and im excited to have the large canvas of youtube to bring it to life, said liman. Books by steven gould the jumper series jumper reflex jumper. Then it was immediately followed when he was almost raped after he ran away from their house. This is the omnibus edition of the novels jumper and reflex, the shortstory. It was unlike any book that i had ever read before in my life. Steven charles gould born february 7, 1955 is an american science fiction writer and teacher. Steven gould is the author of the beloved classic jumper, basis for the 2008 film of the same name, as well as wildside, helm, blind waves, reflex, and jumper. Steve gould born february 7, 1955 is an american sciencefiction author and the writer of novel jumper, from which the movie of the same name is based. Impulse is the third novel in the jumper series by steven gould and the fourth in the jumper universe. Perhaps it is a sign that steven gould is finally getting the recognition he deserves as a writer.
Having read the first two jumper books by steven gould, i was interested in seeing if this book would fit into the continuity of the books or the movie adaptation which departed from the books significantly. The film is directed by doug liman and stars hayden christensen, jamie bell, rachel bilson, max thieriot, annasophia robb, diane lane, michael rooker, and samuel l. I picked up griffins story when the movie came out and was surprised by the abandonment of the jumper universe. Griffins story, which follows a different continuity and is mostly forgettable, if not necessarily bad. Steven gould returns to the world of his classic novel jumper in the thrilling sequel impulse cent has a secret. Steven gould s classic sf novel jumper is the story of a young man with a.
Steven gould s classic sf novel jumper is the story of a young man with a single mysterious superpower. The theme of steven gould s jumper is, quite literally, escape. He is the recipient of the hal clement young adult award for science fiction and has been nominated for. A sequel to impulse, called exo, was published on 9 september 2014. Jumper jumper, book 1 by steven gould fantastic fiction. Jumper 2002 read online free book by steven gould in. Steven gould jumper book 5 jumper is a science fiction novel by steven gould. As he tries to make his way in the world, he searches for his mother who left when he was a child, develops a relationship with a woman he keeps his ability secret from, and is eventually brought into conflict with several antagonists. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading impulse. The film follows a young man capable of teleporting as he is chased by a secret society intent on.
It all began when david rice was seventeen years old and was being abused by his father. Jumper follows the story of david rice in his journey to adulthood. Jumper was steven gould s first novel, and it does read a lot like a debut. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are ficticious, and any resemblance to real people or events is strictly coincidental.