The Upper World: Exclusive Edition
Paperback Published on: 19/08/2021
Price: £7.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Brilliant debut.
This story is told from the perspective of two characters, Esso from the present day and Rhia from the future. However, in order to save the lives of the p... READ MORE
A fresh and exciting read
This was so original and unusual in the way it combined science, time travel, gang rivalries and everyday life. A combination I would never have considered... READ MORE
Amazing!
I loved this novel! Following the stories of Esso, in the present, and Rhia, 15 years in the future, this is an inventive mix of sci-fi, time travel and co... READ MORE
Synopsis
This epic thriller is soon to be a major Netflix movie starring Academy Award winner Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Black Panther, Judas and the Black Messiah).
'Believing is seeing, Esso . . .'
Esso is running out of time and into trouble. When he discovers he has the ability to see glimpses of the future, he becomes haunted by a vision of a bullet fired in an alleyway with devastating consequences.
A generation later, fifteen-year-old Rhia is desperately searching for answers - and a catastrophic moment from the past holds the key to understanding the parents she never got to meet.
Whether on the roads of South London or in the mysterious Upper World, Esso and Rhia's fates must collide.
And when they do, a race against the clock will become a race against time itself . . .
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780241588536
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
- Interest age: From 12 years
- Weight: 246g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allThis book will leave you questioning everything you know about time and space
I don't read a lot of science fiction so i went into this book not really knowing what to expect but i ended up really enjoying it! I loved the main charac... READ MORE
Have a STEM kid in your life that you want to gift a book to? - Look no further than The Upper World!
Got this book from NetGalley in return for a honest review - thank you Penguin Random House for sending me a copy early!
Never have I had so much fun wit... READ MORE
A breathtaking, epic sci fi thriller that makes maths and physics feel VERY cool
WOW. This breathtaking time travel story blew my actual mind. A truly epic sci fi thriller that makes maths feel EXTREMELY cool. A very powerful message ab... READ MORE
Good book, just nothing for me
I believe this book has the potential to be a huge success for the right person. Unfortunally I was not that person.
The Upper World is a time-bending sc... READ MORE
Highly recommended!
Book review The Upperworld
Pieter de Tombe
Highly recommended!
Before you read the review!
I didn't receive the book for free in exchange for a review.
... READ MORE
Very confusing
Esso is a pupil in an inner London comprehensive school, trying to navigate through friendship, girls, and gang culture.
A generation later, Rhia, a gifted... READ MORE
The Upper World Review
The Upper World - Book review
Lucas Huisman V4b
Two different stories, at two different times, with two main characters. This is what the book The Upper ... READ MORE
A tense, mind-bending thriller
I never thought I'd so enjoy a book you could describe as a "physics thriller", but it is always a delight to be surprised!
Fadugba's novel seems at first... READ MORE
Ll111320
I have read this book, the Upper World.
But I’am very disappointed about this book. I thought it would be a nice book to read, but no!
I don’t like science... READ MORE
ARC
Esso is a teenager running out of time and into trouble. When he discovers he has the ability to see glimpses of the future, he becomes haunted by a vision... READ MORE
A brilliantly conceived YA thriller
Esso is in trouble: he was spotted in the wrong place at the wrong time and now everything is falling apart and he’s about to fulfil his mother’s fears of ... READ MORE
Authentic feel
This book makes me wish I’d paid more attention in physics at school. However, as I didn’t, I struggled at times with the storyline but it didn’t spoil the... READ MORE
Pretty decent, but not my style
The upper World is an intriguing Novel that demands to be read, combining science fiction and time travel with a gritty story. What I think was really good... READ MORE
Confusing mixture of styles
This novel feels like a book of multiple parts which unfortunately don't always succeed in fitting together. Firstly there is the duality of narrators - Es... READ MORE
Confusing, but fun
I found myself not liking this book at first, but once you start getting somewhere you just can not stop reading. The balance between fake but still imagin... READ MORE
Good Plot, Poor Characters
An intriguing, if slightly confusing, novel, The Upper World is a sci-fi time travel novel with incredible world building!
The characters were a little we... READ MORE
Sorry, not for me!
Really sorry, but I didn’t like this book. The first time I started to read it I gave up a third of the way through because I was so confused and bored. ... READ MORE
Highly recommended!
Book review The Upperworld
Pieter de Tombe V4b
Highly recommended!
Before you read the review!
I didn't receive the book for free in exchange for a revie... READ MORE