The Incredible Adam Spark

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Adam Spark. Eighteen going on eight-and-a-half. Fast-food worker. Queen fan. Last in the queue for luck. On waking from an accident in which he saves a child, he has the distinct impression that all is far from right. What are these curious lights that seem to surround people Why are animals and machines trying to speak to him And can he really control time Is it just his imagination, or has Adam Spark been chosen to become Scotland's first, and only, superhero This, however, is the least of his problems. The local gang is luring him into deeper and darker peril. His sister and lone carer, Jude, is giving all her love to another woman. And if Jude abandons Adam, or Adam drives her away, all the superpowers in the world won't be able to save him. The Incredible Adam Spark is a moving, hilarious, fantastical adventure, a story about having to choose between good and evil in a world that makes it hard to tell the difference.

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Alan Bissett was born in Falkirk in 1975, and his acclaimed first novel, Boyracers, published whilst he was still a student, was based on his adolescent experiences there. He is a former English teacher and has lectured in Creative Writing at the University of Leeds, and now teaches at the University of Glasgow. He is the editor of the anthology Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction.