Steven Gould – författare

Written in the 1990s by American author Steven Gould, Jumper tells the story of Davy Rice as he escapes his tortured childhood to explore the world via teleportation and find his long lost mother. At seventeen the world is at your feet… especially if you can teleport.David Rice barely remembers his mother. She left his alcoholic father when Davy was very young. She left Davy too, and since then all of William Rice’s abusive anger has been focused on his young teenage son.One evening, as he is about to receive another brutal beating, Davy shuts his eyes and wishes to be safe. When he opens them again, he finds himself in his small town’s library. Slowly, he realises he is very special, he can teleport.Armed with his new power, Davy sets out with new purpose: he will leave his abusive home and find his long lost mother. Davy’s confidence grows as his skills do, but they also draw unwanted attention and soon Davy finds that he too is hunted.

Jumper: Griffin’s Story was written by Gould to compliment the 2008 film Jumper starring Samuel L Jackson.The novel explores the life of Griffin O’Connor as he uses his teleportation powers to hunt his parents’ murderers.Rule One: Never jump where someone can see you.Rule Two: Never jump near home.Rule Three: Never jump to or from the same place twice.Rule Four: Only jump if you have, only if they find you.The first time it happened, Griffin O’Connor was only five years old; he jumped from the steps of the Martyr’s Memorial in Oxford, in front of a busload of tourists. The second time it happened his family had to cross an ocean to protect his secret.But four years later Griff accidentally broke his parent’s rules and jumped again. That night the men from Oxford found them, and by morning his parents had been murdered, leaving Griff alone, wounded and only nine years old.Griffin grows up with only two goals: to survive, and to kill the people who want him dead. And a Jumper bent on revenge is not going to let anything stand in his way.