Jumper is a book that transcends through time, which can clearly be seen while you’re reading it and hardly ever wonder what year the events are taking place. I guess I could say that I didn’t know what to expect. Why did I not read this book years ago? I definitely did not know what I was missing out on. Things get complicated when terrorism crosses in Davy’s path and he decides to take justice in his hands. Trying to get more jumping points, Davy travels around the world and soon is capable of jumping wherever he wishes. He still goes to visit his alcoholic dad and old neighborhood. Davy later meets Millie and starts a relationship with her, but he can’t just leave his old life behind. After some tragic events at home, Davy jumps away and starts a new life in New York, where, after a few struggles and then acquiring some money, things finally seem to be looking better. But his ability only works with specific places that he has been to and his mind remembers. Mixon.In the story, a seventeen year old Davy discovers that he can teleport, or jump, from one place to another. Gould lives in New Mexico with his wife, writer Laura J. He is the recipient of the Hal Clement Young Adult Award for Science Fiction and has been nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards. That was the first time.Ĭontributor Bio(s): Gould, Steven: - STEVEN GOULD is the author of the beloved classic Jumper, basis for the 2008 film of the same name, as well as Wildside, Helm, Blind Waves, Reflex, and Jumper: Griffin's Story. When the snow and ice thundered down on her, she suddenly found herself in her own bedroom. Until the day when she went snowboarding without permission and triggered an avalanche.

She's teleported more than anyone on Earth, except for her mother and father, but she's never been able to do it herself. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her parents' arms.

She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Steven Gould returns to the world of his classic novel Jumper in Impulse. Physical Information: 1.06' H x 4.19' W x 6.84' (0.39 lbs) 371 pagesįeatures: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions

Jumper by Steven Gould