Mark Walden

Zero Hour Mark Walden

Brief Description: Originally published: Great Britain: Bloomsbury, 2010. Brief Description: "Overlord has been reborn and forced to hop from victim to victim when he erases the personality. Otto is the only person who can contain him, and in order to get close to him, he needs the secret location of H. I. V. E. Nero knows that Otto cannot fall into Overlord's hands, so he activates Zero Hour, a plan to deal with any member of G. L. O. V. E., setting off a desperate race across the globe. But little do they know that Overlord has a new weapon in his arsenal unlike anything they have seen before"--Dust jacket flap. Biographical Note: Mark Walden spent a decade as a video game designer and producer before becoming a fulltime writer and father. He has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He lives with his family in the United Kingdom. Marc Notes: Overlord has been reborn and forced to hop from victim to victim when he erases the personality. Otto is the only person who can contain him, and in order to get close to him, he needs the secret location of H. I. V. E. Nero knows that Otto cannot fall into Overlord's hands, so he activates Zero Hour, a plan to deal with any member of G. L. O. V. E., setting off a desperate race across the globe. But little do they know that Overlord has a new weapon in his arsenal unlike anything they have seen before.--Dust jacket.; Ages 8-12. Publisher Marketing: Danger intensifies in the latest thrilling installment in an action-packed series Bad news for the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, aka H. I. V. E.: Overlord is reborn and has developed the chilling ability to move from body to body, erasing the host's personality--and ultimately killing them. Overlord must find Otto, the only host designed to truly contain him, and for that he needs to know the location of H. I. V. E. He also plans to take control of a secret U. S. Army facility that is home to the Autonomous Weapon Program, a computer-controlled system uniquely vulnerable to Overlord's control. In the face of these threats, Nero is forced to activate Zero Hour, a plan designed to deal with any member of G. L. O. V. E--the Global League of Villainous Enterprises--who is on the brink of true global domination. Nero also knows that Otto must not be allowed to fall into Overlord's hands, and a desperate race across the globe begins. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 144 (EAN 9781442421882, Hardcover)

Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 54 (EAN 9781442421882, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 85 (EAN 9781442421882, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Walden, Mark Mark Walden spent a decade as a video game designer and producer before becoming a fulltime writer and father. He has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Twentieth Century Literature, Film, and Television, both from Newcastle University. He is the author of the H. I. V. E. series and lives with his family in the United Kingdom.