Jimmy Coates

Jimmy Coates
Jimmy Coates: Killer Jimmy Coates: Target Jimmy Coates: Revenge Jimmy Coates: Sabotage Jimmy Coates: Survival Jimmy Coates: Power Jimmy Coates: Blackout Jimmy Coates: Genesis (TBC)
Author	Joe Craig
Country	United Kingdom
Genre	Thriller, Children's
Publisher	Harper Collins
Media type	Print (Paperback)

Jimmy Coates is a series of children's books written by the English author Joe Craig.^[1] The books have been published in many countries around the world and will be widely available in the United States for the first time in 2013.

The books are mostly set in the fictional dictatorship of the "Neo-Democratic State of Great Britain".

Series

Number	Title	Publisher	Date Published (UK)	ISBN
1	Jimmy Coates: Killer (USA: Jimmy Coates: Assassin?)^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	March 2005	ISBN 0-00-719685-7
2	Jimmy Coates: Target^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	May 2006	ISBN 0-00-719686-5
3	Jimmy Coates: Revenge^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	January 2007	ISBN 0-00-723285-3
4	Jimmy Coates: Sabotage^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	October 2007	ISBN 0-00-723286-1
5	Jimmy Coates: Survival^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	April 2008	ISBN 0-00-727099-2
6	Jimmy Coates: Power^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	October 2008	ISBN 978-0007277308
7	Jimmy Coates: Blackout^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	June 2013	ISBN 978-0007524327
8	Jimmy Coates: Genesis^[2]	HarperCollins Children's Books	tbc

Characters

Protagonists

Jimmy Coates (Character) - Jimmy Coates – a young, genetically modified assassin.
Zafi Sauvage - another young, genetically modified assassin (Who works for the French secret intelligence)
Mitchel Glenthorne - another young, genetically modified assassin (who works for NJ7)
Helen Coates - Jimmy's mother
Eva Doren - Georgie's friend who works in NJ7, but she is actually giving information to Jimmy about NJ7's plans.
Georgie Coates - Jimmy's half-sister
Felix Muzebeke - Jimmy's best friend
Dr. Higgins - scientist who helped to create Jimmy
Christopher Viggo - Late Campaigner and Politician
Saffron - Former NJ7 worker and Christopher Viggo's girlfriend

Antagonists

NJ7 – The fictitious government agency that pursues, and designed, Jimmy Coates
Miss Bennett - Director of NJ7
Paduk - Ex Director of Special Security for the Neo-Democratic State of Great Britain
William Lee – Director of Special Security for the Neo-Democratic State of Great Britain
Ian Coates - Jimmy's father and, later, Prime Minister of Great Britain
Ares Hollingdale - The late and former Prime Minister of Great Britain
Dr. Higgins - Part of the team that built Jimmy & Mitchell
Lieutenant Commander Luke Love
Mitchell Glenthorne - The first assassin created
Zafi Sauvage - The French child assassin
Uno Stovorsky - French Secret Service
Colonel Keays - a director with the CIA and "Synperco"

USA release

Shortly after the UK publication, Craig's first book was released in the United States under the title Jimmy Coates: Assassin but withdrawn shortly afterwards. During its short release it was selected for, among others, the Lone Star reading list in Texas ^[3] and the New York Public Libraries 'Books for the Teen Age' list.^[4]

The whole series will be released for the first time in the USA across 2014 and 2015 by Open Road Media.

Critical reception

The books received a variety of reviews, all positive. The Independent described the first book as

"Few books have the power to drag young boys away from their Xbox or Wii but I've seen the Jimmy Coates series in action – Super Mario is no match for this schoolboy assassin." ^[1]

It was described by School Library Association as

"Packed full of shocks and surprises, high-octane action sequences, constant dangers and near-miss escapes from death, this is an at-a-sitting read for Bond and Rider fans everywhere. With bags of film potential..." ^[1]

It was a finalist for the 2006 Manchester Book Award, and won the Bolton Children's Book Award 2006.

References

Jimmy Coates reviews
University of Bolton – Joe Craig Wins Book Award

Notes

1 2 3 Craig, Joe. "Jimmy Coates". www.freewebs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, Joe. "The Series". www.freewebs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
↑ Lone Star 2006-2007.pdf
↑ http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/bta2006.pdf

External links

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