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The Boy Who Fell from the Sky is the first of a mind-twisting new YA dystopian series

The world is falling apart in 2055. Another flood has devastated London and it’s the eve of the First Space War. With the city locked down, sixteen-year-old Mathew Erlang is confined to his house with only his cat, his robot and his holographic dragons for company.
Desperate for a distraction from the chaos around him, Mathew becomes fascinated by his peculiar and reclusive neighbour, August Lestrange. Mathew begins to investigate Mr. Lestrange, turning to the virtual world of the Nexus and Blackweb for answers. But as he digs deeper, Mathew realises that Mr. Lestrange doesn’t seem quite human.
When Mathew accidentally finds himself trapped in Lestrange’s house, he opens a door and falls four hundred years into the future. Unwittingly, he starts to destabilise the course of human history.
A 1984 for a new generation, The Boy Who Fell from the Sky delves into a future where climate change and technology have transformed the world. It is the first book in The House Next Door trilogy, a young adult dystopian science fiction action adventure.

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September 9, 2015
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Jule Owen was born in the North of England and now lives in London. She spent many years working in online technology, latterly in the video games industry and is fascinated by science, technology, futurology and equally terrified by climate change. She can be found online and would love to hear from you. Look her up here: www.juleowen.com @juleowen

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mean Time Books; 1st edition (September 9, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0993409709
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0993409707
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.64 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,345,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #401 in General England Travel Guides
- #839 in Teen & Young Adult Time Travel Fiction
- #2,902 in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian

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Jule Owen was born in the North of England. She now lives in the south, where the people are surprisingly friendly, the weather is warmer, and there are more museums, but she misses the wide-open spaces and the excellent quality tap water.

Her working life has been spent helping businesses build online technology, including a short stint in the video games industry. These days, she helps build tech products that involve automation and machine learning.

Her books are her creative response to the exponential growth of technological innovation in the era of climate change, with a bit of magic thrown in.

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A Near Future That Seems Far Too Believeable

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2018

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My finger hovered between 4 and 5 stars, and I chose 5 just because its setting of London in the near-ish future seems spot on with today's news (and this book was published in 'better days' in 2015). What I dislike about the book is it's written in present tense which I find off putting. Fortunately the story is so well done that I still found this absorbing. This is the first book of a YA adult series where the main character, Mat, is young - 16 - likable and sheltered so that's he's basically a really good smart young man. Set in London primarily, society is falling apart around him in a world where the cat can't go outside (killing what few birds are left is illegal), windows can't be opened due to outdoor hazards, and people, at least people living in these secure neighborhoods, travel from place to place with armed guards. It makes it really tough to have a social life. Yet Mat does manage to connect and leverages technology. Mat's world and the one he goes to set this series up very well.

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I fell through the crack.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2016

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A boy falls into a forest. This reminds me of the opening to Predators.

Then we follow the goings on (not really exploits) of Matthew <s>Erling</s> Erlang in the not too far future. London has been flooded in parts, and this has caused day curfews to be put in place except for a select few people. Matthew's mom is one of those people that has to leave for work every day (in a hired car), but Matthew has to stay home and do his school work and attend class and lectures virtually.

And then things get bizarre.

There were many cool technological advances that appear to be where we are headed. How cool would it be to program a couple of dragons that are pretty much autonomous, at least in the VR world in which they are created? 3D printing is ubiquitous and capable of more than just the plastic-type material available now. This is exciting to read and imagine!

Less exciting is the governmental parties making plays for things and using tragedy and disaster to their own ends. That could never happen in our world, right?

I was about to hand out 5 stars for this book until the end of the book. Then I discover this is the first in a trilogy, and the book just stops. There is one statement that's supposed to just wash away all the questions raised along the way, or so it appears. I'm not satisfied at this ending at all. At least the second book can be obtained for free. Definitely want to read on.

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A captivating glimpse of the future

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2015

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Some books transport the reader into a new reality—this is one of those stories. From the opening chapters on, it was clear the author had done her research. All of the technology, the political environment and the state of global climate were a realistic portrayal of the future that’s already unfolding.

Overall, it was an easy read with an interesting cast of characters. I think there’s appeal for both teens and adults. The book takes a critical look at some weighty subjects, like technology’s impact on privacy, government control, and the devastating impacts of climate change, but it’s packaged in a way that makes it engaging and accessible. The present tense narration lent to the sense of immersion in the story, and I found it to be a fitting choice for a novel that takes place in the future. Mathew was the classic “unlikely hero” sort, with a good balance of creativity and adventurousness to make him endearing. His weaknesses and flaws make him believable, but he’s also driven.

Because this book presents a fully realized future vision, there is a fair amount of exposition at points in the novel. I found some of this exposition to be a bit heavy-handed, breaking away from the scene to explain functionality or design specifics. Though I would have liked some of that information to be more smoothly integrated into the narrative and action, I was fascinated enough by the content that those cutaways weren’t overly distracting.

The story is not complete with this one volume, with the end begging for an immediate read of the next volume. But, I am greatly looking forward to going along for the ride with this trilogy!

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A virtual world that sneaks into reality. Pulled me in more than the average story.

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015

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When I arrived at the last page of this novel, I wanted to go on with the story. I was so fascinated with it that I immediately purchased the next in the series, Silverwood, The House Next Door Book 2. I am already deep into that as well.

I am a gamer and a lot of the scientific explorations done by Matthew, the main character, are incredible. In today's world where many say we spend too much time at the computer playing online games, I found this to be compelling. The technology in this story is advanced so that it says to me that I would not be surprised if the author was a gamer herself. The worlds of reality and the virtual begin to overlap into even more frightening scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed this concept and think it is highly creative.

Matthew's real world is changing with bits of puzzling events that go unexplained. I feel certain they will be further revealed in the next book in the series. The boy is overtired from his daily existence and who is to say if his impressions of what is real and what comes from being exposed to a dangerous, challenging virtual world. He feels fear, desperation and wonders if it is all a dream. Upon investigation of puzzling occurrences, Matthew is tormented by coming face to face with bits of his dreams in his waking hours.

The Boy Who Fell From The Sky is an exciting read and one of those you have difficulty putting aside. Just one more chapter was always in my mind as I immersed myself in the story.

They say you must kiss a lot of frogs before you discover a handsome prince. This novel of Jule Owen is, I suspect, a most desirable prince. Thank you Jue for introducing me to The Boy Who Fell From The Sky.

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Exciting and unusual twist on the future.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2016

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Set in the future where robots, 3d printers, and virtual realities are common place, global warming has caused the Thames to burst its banks, flooding parts of London. Tension is rising between certain countries and their allies, and the government is a mess (sounds like the present day really). Mathew Erlang spends most of his time confined to his home due to the all day curfew, but that doesn't stop him from noticing the odd behaviour of his neighbour Mr Lestrange. Mathew is the smart kid who likes to build virtual realities and robots, but when his pet cat O'Malley escapes the house, Mathew is forced to find him and unwittingly enters Lestrange's home. Mathew's curiosity gets the better of him and he enters Lestrange's virtual world, a world that seems way too real, and a world that is set hundreds of years in the future from Mathew's current time. Is it just a virtual reality game? or is it something more?

The boy who fell from the sky is a story full of mysteries that will keep you hanging on til the very end.

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tantalising futuristic fantasy which I loved. I read the first two chapters of The ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2015

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Innovative, imaginative, tantalising futuristic fantasy which I loved.
I read the first two chapters of The Boy Who Fell from the Sky on a train out of London. Somewhat appropriate, as events in the novel would later show. I was immediately intrigued to see where the opening sentences would lead me as I was bombarded by the physical sensations and vivid colours of fast-moving action. I was then quickly yanked from this world neither I nor the protagonist had had chance to figure out into a very different world of technology that filled me with a sudden sense of foreboding. House robots and driverless cars gave me a glimpse of a futuristic environment where I half expected a Terminator-type metal spike to protrude from the friendly domestic helper pottering around the kitchen. Relieved that no one appeared to be about to come to a sticky end, at least for now, I read on and was drawn into a fascinating story in a London created by the powerful imagination of Jule Owen. As one of the characters later states: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” This encapsulates what I love about the book as it satisfies the need for intrigue and interest future tech can provide along with my secret urge for a little other worldly, borderline magic, (almost) inexplicable stuff!

This novel gave me interest on many different levels from individual to worldwide; from everyday London landmarks I recognise to a London I hope never to see. As well as being an excellent story to read, there is a serious and sinister thread running throughout which I see as a clear message to all of us to clean up our act before it’s too late and we totally destroy the beautiful place we inhabit and exchange it for somewhere I would never wish to travel to. The somewhat scary part is that 2055 is really not so far off.

Yet I’m a cup-half-full person and I love the optimism embodied in the idea that “there is something sublime” in every one of us. I may be uncomfortable and disturbed by this future London, just about recognisable as a version of the London I was whizzing in and out of as I read this book but I am left with a feeling that through the action the novel’s main characters are taking, there is still hope for all of us.
As they say in the later chapters: “The proper place for people is under the sky, not in tunnels and caves.” Let that be a warning to us. But don’t let that spoil our enjoyment of this thoroughly entertaining book which was a joy to read.

So glad I have already downloaded the sequel!

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Miss C.

AMAZING BOOK!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2018

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Once i started i couldent get of the book! it is about a boy called mathyu erlang his father died and his mother looked after him it also in the futer mathyu erlang wants to find out about his strange neighbour he has never seen before he searches on the blackweb wich is like a google only in the future but he cant find anything! This amazingv,exiting, and adventurers book follows up with two other book each really good ive read them over and over. This will always be one of the best books i have ever read!! also i am sad he didnt right any more books of the house next door trilogy.

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E. Macmullen

I want a beebot!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2015

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Dystopia of the not so distant future. Mathew Erlang takes you on an adventure where the effect of global warming have resulted in London being flooded, resources are scarce (people eat synthetic food), the country is on the brink of civil war (international relations are not too hot either). People are house bound (if they are lucky to have one) and use their dark room to communicate with the outside world via the heavily monitored Nexus network.
The world created is utterly believable as the novel is set only 40 years from now and Jule Owen, being a futurologist, is better placed than most to analyse trends an philosophies and bring her vision of the future to us.
The novel is fast paced and manages to be hugely entertaining and though provoking. Buy the book if you want to find out why beebots are so cool ;)

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A great read...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2021

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Great book and a pleasure to read. Intriguing storyline with a well developed plot line and sub-plot lines interesting enough to not appear to be padding. Well written, the book takes you on an entirely believable journey the end of which left me anxious to read more.
Highly recommended 5* plus.

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