Tin

Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret is revealed and Christopher's world is changed for ever... What follows is a remarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he really is, and what it means to be human.

Praise for Tin:

"Set in an alternate 1930s England, Tin is a remarkably assured debut novel, full of imagination, and his fascinating mechanicals are as carefully crafted as the plot." (Irish Independent)

"Full of empathy, anger, sorrow and love, this is a robot story squarely focused on what it means to be human." (Guardian)

"[Tin] is an involving and fully imagined science-fiction adventure... [it] has echoes of The Wizard of Oz, and might prompt tears." (Sunday Times)

"Kenny is adept at harnessing the potential for child-pleasing humour... His characterization is a particular strength" (Times Literary Supplement)

"[A] touching, eccentric story... Kenny is a thrilling writer who knows how to chill his reader" (Telegraph)

"A remarkable novel, Tin will strike different chords with different readers, and is tailor-made for a film adaptation." (Cork Evening Echo)

"With echoes of The Wizard of Oz, this excellently written story is gripping and satisfying." (The School Librarian)