13 things you should know about Qwerty Seymore, just in case

Qwerty Seymore is the main character of the book: "Qwerty: The History" (available on Amazon and Kindle). Due to his arrival to the pages near you, I have prepared a list of 13 things you probably should know about him, just in case. Here goes:

Qwerty Seymore. Picture by Gino

1. Qwerty Seymore is a 13-year-old boy with the powers to destroy your entire city, and having a short temper. And not everyone is nice to him...

2. Qwerty's name is clearly inspired by the Qwerty keyboard, but no one quite knows why he was named that way.

3. His second name is Sean, but the boy doesn't like it much. His uncle Donald insists on using it.

4. Qwerty Seymore comes from an old English family with special skills and a fat family fortune. That does not exactly help him, though, especially that he has no access to the money until he's 18.

5.  Qwerty spent his early childhood in a small village of Corfe Castle. It is a picturesque place, tucked in between green hills near the seaside resort of Swanage. There are ruins of the Bankes' castle and most houses are built of grey stone.

Corfe Castle

6. Qwerty's uncle, Mr Donald Gibble, hates the boy and his face gets red like a tomato every time the man sees him. Qwerty returns the lack of affection.

Donald and Adela Gibble. Picture by Gino

7. His cousins, Sebastian and Dolores, are one year older than him. Sebastian likes watching football (that's soccer in American) and Dolores loves talking on the phone. They both tease him way too much.

Dolores Gibble Picture by Gino

Sebastian Gibble Picture by Gino

8. Qwerty quickly becomes good friends with Angelina Sandbanks. But he doesn't know she has her secrets, too.

Angelina Sandbanks Picture by Gino

9. Qwerty has powerful enemies, including Asqualor and mysterious Lex. He knows nothing about them, except one thing: they are dangerous and waiting for a chance to get him.

10. The only item Qwerty received from his uncle Matt is a small, leather-bound book entitled "The History", written in a weird code. A strange voice in his head tells him to read it. Or else.

Available on Amazon and Kindle

11. "The History" is written by David and Eveline Seymore. The boy is convinced these are the names of his parents. He knows nothing about them, as he was raised by his uncle Matt.

12. Soon it turns out that Qwerty's parents are alive. But they are not his parents anymore... (It gets a little complicated here...)

13. Qwerty now lives on Pilsdon Drive, no. 65, in Poole, Dorset, in England.

Real-life Pilsdon Drive (from Google Street View)