Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore 12 Books Collection Set - Young Adult - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Recruit
Class A
Maximum Security
The Killing
Divine Madness
Man Vs Beast
The Fall
Mad Dogs
The Sleepwalker
The General
Brigands M.C.
Shadow Wave

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Overview
This complete CHERUB Collection gathers all twelve novels in Robert Muchamore's teen espionage series, following James Adams and fellow young agents recruited into a covert British intelligence unit hidden inside an ordinary boarding school. Across gritty undercover missions spanning drug gangs, arms dealers, eco-terrorists, and international crime networks, these fast-paced paperbacks combine tense action with genuine emotional stakes. Muchamore's grounded, unflinching style made CHERUB a modern classic of young adult fiction, praised for treating teen readers with respect while never softening the danger. Ideal for fans of gritty spy thrillers, this twelve-book set delivers a complete reading journey.

About the Books
CHERUB is Robert Muchamore's contribution to young adult fiction, launched in 2004 with The Recruit and completed in 2010 with Shadow Wave. The premise is simple and compelling: CHERUB is a secret British intelligence unit that recruits orphaned and vulnerable children, training them at a remote campus before deploying them undercover, since adults rarely suspect a child of being a spy. Muchamore, a former private investigator, brings grounded authenticity to every mission, rooting high-stakes espionage in believable procedure, sharp dialogue, and genuine consequence. Across the twelve novels, readers follow James Adams from his recruitment as a troubled eleven-year-old through years of dangerous assignments, including infiltrating a cocaine-dealing family in Class A and breaking into an American prison in Maximum Security. Later missions widen to arms trafficking, extremism, and organized crime, while James's sister Lauren and other agents take on larger roles as the series matures. Muchamore never shies from real consequences: missions fail, friendships fracture, and characters carry lasting scars, giving the series an emotional weight uncommon in teen adventure fiction. The tone throughout is brisk and cinematic, balancing tense set-pieces with ordinary teenage life back at campus. This blend of hard-edged realism and recognizable adolescent experience has made CHERUB a benchmark series for reluctant and devoted readers alike, and a natural next step for anyone who has outgrown lighter adventure fiction.

Key Benefits

• Complete twelve-book paperback collection of the original CHERUB series, in full reading order
• Fast-paced, realistic spy-thriller action ideal for teen and young adult readers
• Written by Robert Muchamore, winner of the 2005 Red House Children's Book Award
• Perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, back-to-school, or summer reading
• Great addition to a classroom library or home bookshelf for reluctant readers
• Brand new paperback set, ready to read from book one straight through to the finale

Book-by-Book Guide
The Recruit — Launch title and 2005 Red House Children's Book Award winner; James Adams begins CHERUB's brutal training.
Class A — James goes undercover with a cocaine dealer's family to help take down a drug network.
Maximum Security — James is deliberately jailed in a tough US prison to reach an arms dealer's son.
The Killing — The fourth mission ramps up danger for the CHERUB team in this 2005 novel.
Divine Madness — Published in 2006, agents infiltrate a controlling religious group hiding a dangerous plan.
Man Vs Beast — CHERUB operatives clash with animal rights extremists in this 2006 sixth entry.
The Fall — The 2007 seventh novel deepens James Adams's story with new danger and betrayal.
Mad Dogs — Agents infiltrate a violent criminal gang in this tense 2007 eighth installment.
The Sleepwalker — This 2008 ninth book leans into psychological tension and hidden manipulation.
The General — International stakes escalate in this 2008 tenth novel of the series.
Brigands M.C. — Agents go undercover in an outlaw motorcycle gang in this 2009 eleventh book.
Shadow Wave — The 2010 twelfth and final novel brings James Adams's CHERUB story to its conclusion.

About the Author
Robert Muchamore was born in Islington, London, in 1972. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked for several years as a private investigator, an experience that shaped the grounded, procedural authenticity found throughout the CHERUB series. His debut novel, The Recruit, launched the series in 2004 and won the Red House Children's Book Award in 2005. Muchamore went on to write further CHERUB installments as well as the related Henderson's Boys prequel series, cementing his reputation as one of the most influential voices in modern British young adult fiction, known for treating teenage readers with honesty and respect.

Why You'll Love This Set
A must-have for teens who love gritty, realistic spy thrillers, this complete twelve-book paperback set makes a fantastic birthday gift, holiday season present, or back-to-school addition to any bookshelf. Perfect for summer reading, classroom libraries, or reluctant readers ready for something more intense, CHERUB delivers page-turning missions from start to finish.

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