A new book about a young genius has been penned by a Lincolnshire celebrity.

The book, called Dot Robot: Atomic Swarm, follows on from the popular Dot Robot, released in February this year. It has been written by gadget guru and author Jason Bradbury, who was born and raised in the county.

It is the second in a sci-fi trilogy based around the life of 13-year-old Jackson Farley.

The dad-of-two, who is also expecting his third child, is most famous for his role as an expert in all things gadgetry in Channel Five's programme The Gadget Show.

He has used science knowledge garnered through the show and a love of gizmos to ensure that all the science in the book, Dot Robot: Atomic Swarm, is real.

"The book is a little bit like Harry Potter in that it's a young boy who discovers he has special talents and is taken from the world he knows. I guess it's more like science faction than fiction," said Mr Bradbury, who now lives in Richmond in London, but visits the county regularly to visit his mother in Metheringham.

"Although I have a strong love for gadgets, I also love writing. I developed a love for English at a county college, so I guess Lincolnshire really laid the railroads for me to become an author."

For more on the new book, see Saturday's Echo.