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Jumper
Author	Stephen Gould
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication Date	August, 1992
Country	United States
Genre(s)	science fiction
ISBN	ISBN 0-8125-2237-0
Related	Jumper (movie)

Steven Gould's novel Jumper was published by Tor Books in 1992. Gould began publishing short stories in 1980, with "The Touch of Their Eyes" appearing in Analog, followed by a sprinkling of well-received stories, in particular the dazzlingly successful novelette "Peaches for Mad Molly", which appeared in Analog in 1988. Jumper, Gould's first published novel, received a highly positive response, being included on the final ballot of the Compton Crook Award and the Pacific Northwest Reader's Association YA Award, placing second in the Locus Poll for best first novel of 1992, and appearing on several recommended reading lists, including the American Library Association Best Book List (YA division), and the International Teacher's Association's Recommended Reading List.

Davy Rice, the teenage hero of Jumper, lives with his alcoholic father and dreams, as anyone would, of escape. One night, when his father is about to take the belt to him, Davy teleports away, finding himself in the public library a millisecond later. He doesn't know how he jumps, but he has found his escape route. The rest of the book takes the reader on Davy's journey of exploration, as he learns how to use his newfound ability, and how to make a life for himself in the adult world. He'll make rash decisions, face incredible jeopardy, fight for those he loves, and drink the wine of vengeance to the lees.

Jumper remains popular. In 2004, Tor Books published a sequel, Reflex, which picks up the story from the end of Jumper, but with a twist. The protagonist in Reflex is not Davy Rice, but his wife, Millie Harrison-Rice, who has, as an adult, developed the ability to teleport.