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Book 1 of Generation Icarus, the award-winning series with over a million reads on Wattpad.
After being independently published online and winning a Readers Favorite Award, the series was noticed and picked up by respected NZ scifi publisher Steam Press in 2016. Originally published between 2017-2020, the trilogy was translated into several languages and optioned for the screen, winning a national Notable Book Award in 2019.
Post Covid, the series has been repackaged, reedited and re-released in NZ under the Nineteenth House Publishing label in 2023 and 2024.
Featuring a diverse cast of characters, including fan favourite NZ Māori character Tui, the series is full of punchy action, wholesome banter and humour, and a gentle runup at some of life’s biggest questions.
Suitable for sophisticated readers 11+ and for all readers 13+, the series contains mild swearing and medium violence, with limited sexual content. If your reader enjoyed the older Harry Potter books, then they will love Generation Icarus.
Reviews
“I’ve been hanging out for this book for, literally, years. I loved it on Wattpad and was super excited when it got picked up by a real publisher, I didn’t think it could get any better but the wait has been WORTH IT. Diversity, action, emotion, humour, and FLYING. What more could you ask for?” – Amazon Reviewer
“Seriously, this book gives you everything you’d want in the YA genre. Strong leading female characters, diverse and developed characters, heart racing action sequences, with a little romance sprinkled in … This book has the workings of a magical TV show. You literally cannot go wrong with Generation Icarus.” – Amazon Reviewer
“Can’t wait for the next one. The story sucks you in right from the beginning and it doesn’t let up.” – Amazon Reviewer
About the Kiwi author
Writing as J L Pawley, Jess’ YA series, Generation Icarus, garnered over a million reads on Wattpad and has been optioned for the screen. The second Generation Icarus book, Take Flight, was named a Storylines Notable Book in 2019. Her next YA book, The Knowledge Keeper, was shortlisted for the Tessa Duder Award in 2016. From 2020, Jess stepped back from authoring to focus on supporting her students and family through COVID, then in 2023 received a Massey University Doctoral Scholarship for her research into educational strategies to increase teen enjoyment of reading in the digital age. Now, writing as Jessica Pawley, The Fairy Hive, is her first book for intermediate-age readers.
