School Librarian Magazine a story full of vivid imagery and strong characterisations and writing. Sunday Independent this most remarkable feat of imagination has the reader exploring the meaning of humanity, life and emotions as well as being taken on a fantastic and exciting ride through several amazing virtual realities. This book would work equally well for younger and older teenagers. Kostick challenges the young reader intellectually, but the heart is always in the right place too. Review:Ĭontinuity is created with the earlier novels in the series, in the form of characters who we know and like, while at the same time there is inventiveness, especially in the figure of Penelope who is physically on a life-support system but whose avatar is free to roam worlds. Conor was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. In 2013, he was awarded a Marie Curie research grant from the EU. He won first prize in the 2001 Dublinia Medieval Essay Competition, and has held fellowships from the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham.

As an historian, Conor Kostick's holds a PhD and a gold medal from Trinity College Dublin. It was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People 'White Ravens' list for 2006 and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007. Epic is Conor's most successful book, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide.

At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award `in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland'. As a novelist he was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 20. Conor Kostick is a writer and historian living in Dublin.

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