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Eleven-year-old martial arts expert Jason Steed is spending his summer as a Sea Cadet on a British Navy Frigate off the Jakarta coast when rebel forces attack, killing dozens of kids. Now Jason is stranded on the coast with an elite special ops team on a suicide mission. Starving and pushed beyond exhaustion, Jason has to summon the will to rescue the captured team and save his country from all out nuclear war. But will he survive?
About the Author
Mark A Cooper was born in London and moved with his wife and son to the U.S in 2003. When his 12-year old son s grades improved after reading the Harry Potter series, Mark decided to encourage literacy with his own novel. He self-published FLEDGLING: Jason Steed and the novel has enjoyed huge success and a devoted following on the web.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Unlike Alex Rider this book is not based on James Bond, unlike Cherub the kid is not called James, Unlike Jimmy (James) Coates its not a coy of James Bond and of course it's not Young James Bond. The above books are ALL brilliant and follow a theme.... but this is JASON STEED.
I first read the Alex Rider series and really love those books, I went on to Cherub and think they are better than Alex Rider, I have read Jimmy Coates and they are good, Young James bond started off good but got boring after a while, but I would still recommend them. Once I read Jason Steed I was utterly hooked. The series is so fresh and different.
Jason's father is a British navy officer, he marries a Scottish Olympic athlete and out pops Jason Steed. He was born in Hong Kong so from age 5 he learns martial arts, Jason has a natural gift, very fast reflexes. He moves with his father to the UK when he is 10, then the story really gets going. Jason Steed is awesome, the best book I have ever read. I have now read it twice and can't wait for the film and to read the rest of the series.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants a fast and original book. A chaper in an aircraft will make you cry, so be prepared. Did I mention I liked it?
I first read the Alex Rider series and really love those books, I went on to Cherub and think they are better than Alex Rider, I have read Jimmy Coates and they are good, Young James bond started off good but got boring after a while, but I would still recommend them. Once I read Jason Steed I was utterly hooked. The series is so fresh and different.
Jason's father is a British navy officer, he marries a Scottish Olympic athlete and out pops Jason Steed. He was born in Hong Kong so from age 5 he learns martial arts, Jason has a natural gift, very fast reflexes. He moves with his father to the UK when he is 10, then the story really gets going. Jason Steed is awesome, the best book I have ever read. I have now read it twice and can't wait for the film and to read the rest of the series.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants a fast and original book. A chaper in an aircraft will make you cry, so be prepared. Did I mention I liked it?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I very much wanted to give this story five stars as, once it reaches the final third, it is a truly fantastic adventure - full of excitement, tension, bloodshed and bravery.
However, I had to miss off one star for two reasons. The first was that I thought the first half of the book was really rather slow. We learn so many trivial details about Jason and his family, which stops the flow of the story and makes it rather stilted.
Secondly, and most disappointingly, is the dreadful presentation of this book. It appears to have been printed by an amateur vanity press at best, and is full of literals - both spellings and grammatical mistakes. This nearly put me off reading the book and, indeed, I put it down and picked it up several times over a period of a month. Eventually, I decided to grit my teeth and plough on. The effort was well rewarded, as this is a seriously good story.
Forget Young Bond, Alex Rider or Jimmy Coates, Jason Steed is the new hero of junior spy fiction. (Although I have to admit to still liking the CHERUB books slightly better).
I can't wait to see if there are any more in this series - I just hope the author (Alex Rider author?) uses a better publishing firm next time.
However, I had to miss off one star for two reasons. The first was that I thought the first half of the book was really rather slow. We learn so many trivial details about Jason and his family, which stops the flow of the story and makes it rather stilted.
Secondly, and most disappointingly, is the dreadful presentation of this book. It appears to have been printed by an amateur vanity press at best, and is full of literals - both spellings and grammatical mistakes. This nearly put me off reading the book and, indeed, I put it down and picked it up several times over a period of a month. Eventually, I decided to grit my teeth and plough on. The effort was well rewarded, as this is a seriously good story.
Forget Young Bond, Alex Rider or Jimmy Coates, Jason Steed is the new hero of junior spy fiction. (Although I have to admit to still liking the CHERUB books slightly better).
I can't wait to see if there are any more in this series - I just hope the author (Alex Rider author?) uses a better publishing firm next time.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think this book will stand in time. I love older classic young adult books. Oliver Twist, Tom Browns school days, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Hobbit. I have probably read them all three or four times over my lifetime. Now we have a new classic; Fledgling Jason Steed.
The book takes us from the very beginning before his parents meet. It travels with great pace and soon baby Jason is born. The author has reader fall in love with the little blond hair and blue eyed boy.
We learn everything from his favorite food to sport. Jason has a natural talent for martial arts and it's very well described how he achieves this. The characters from Jason's nannies to his karate instructor and mentor are just perfect.
Jason's friendship with Princess Catherine is sweet and cute as a button. But the most powerful scenes are the relationship scenes with Jason and his father. Some of the most powerful scenes I have ever read.
A chapter where Jason's father slips out he loves Jason is so emotional I had to put the book down. The author brings out the raw emotions of a father who is a military man and does not show any emotion.
Then comes the action and boy do we get that by the bucket load. The climatic chapter with an aircraft has to be the greatest piece of literature ever written. The reader is thrown from pillar to post. You are on the edge of your seat when the aircraft just gets away, it then becomes amusing as Jason describes the plane he is flying to the base as "I dunno, an American bomber that's bloody huge". We then have a truly well written emotional scene as Jason is hit and hurt.
He actually cries and you can feel his pain as he is about to die. But when his father shouts down a radio at him to pull himself together and get a grip, you can feel the raw emotion in his voice.
That then takes us to the landing. It blew me away with how he did it and it was not over the top but original.
The book has set itself up for a series. The author a place among the world's greatest.
The book takes us from the very beginning before his parents meet. It travels with great pace and soon baby Jason is born. The author has reader fall in love with the little blond hair and blue eyed boy.
We learn everything from his favorite food to sport. Jason has a natural talent for martial arts and it's very well described how he achieves this. The characters from Jason's nannies to his karate instructor and mentor are just perfect.
Jason's friendship with Princess Catherine is sweet and cute as a button. But the most powerful scenes are the relationship scenes with Jason and his father. Some of the most powerful scenes I have ever read.
A chapter where Jason's father slips out he loves Jason is so emotional I had to put the book down. The author brings out the raw emotions of a father who is a military man and does not show any emotion.
Then comes the action and boy do we get that by the bucket load. The climatic chapter with an aircraft has to be the greatest piece of literature ever written. The reader is thrown from pillar to post. You are on the edge of your seat when the aircraft just gets away, it then becomes amusing as Jason describes the plane he is flying to the base as "I dunno, an American bomber that's bloody huge". We then have a truly well written emotional scene as Jason is hit and hurt.
He actually cries and you can feel his pain as he is about to die. But when his father shouts down a radio at him to pull himself together and get a grip, you can feel the raw emotion in his voice.
That then takes us to the landing. It blew me away with how he did it and it was not over the top but original.
The book has set itself up for a series. The author a place among the world's greatest.
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I love the action and the cupid tween romance.
I love the action and the romance. I think it deserves an A plus. These Jason Steed books are so addictive! I could not put it down once I had started. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Jessie James
Engaging. Brutal, but engaging
Wow. I was barely able to put this book down for a second after the first few pages got me completely hooked. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Liam Lewis
FANTASTIC
Fantastic book, my favorite book now. Jason Steed is better than Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Alex Rider. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Warren Gilbert
School Librarian book Review JASON STEED Book 1
Jason is stranded on the coast with an elite specialops team on a suicide mission. Starving and pushed beyond exhaustion, Jason has to summon the will to rescue the captured team... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Liverpool Rule
If you are only going to read one book, read this.
I read it again two weeks ago, because it had been almost 2 years from the first time and I wanted to see if I still liked it before I read the 2nd Jason Steed book called... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Torquay Reader
Jason Steed Book 1
Original, fast, action packed, funny, emotional and VERY easy to read. Simply written perfect for 10-15 year olds, I loved it.
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okay done to the bones! Read more
Published 2 months ago by ToddJohnson
For those who hate to read or don't like reading...JASON STEED
How did I miss this one, this novel is nothing but brilliant, the character Jason Steed jumped out of the book, grabbed me by the throat and pinned me to the chair. Read more
Published 11 months ago by YA Book Reader
Be careful which edition you read!
Most of the rave reviews of this book relate to the original self-published edition. It was a bit clunky and needed a little copy-editing, but it was a real "ripping yarn" to use... Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Parry
Jason Steed, book 1, Fledgling
Not the typical book I would read, but my son raved about it so I flipped through and was hooked.
The story is very original, fast, funny and quite emotional at times. Read more
The story is very original, fast, funny and quite emotional at times. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Patrick Brandel
Karate Kid; Jason Steed
Whoa! not much else to say, I loved this book, by far the best thing I have ever read. Where is the film?
Published 18 months ago
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