This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award. It was recognised in the YA category by the Indie Book Award. It also was recognised by the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation's Aurealis Award. It was recognised by the West Australian Young Readers' Book Award. Also it was recognised in the YA category by the Readings Book Awards. It was recognised in the Griffith University Book Award - YA category by the Queensland Literary Award.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Text Publishing .

Mark A. Smith was born in Dundee, where he works as a primary school teacher. He lives in Fife and spends most of his spare time reading comics and writing stories. He is highly competitive but has yet to find a sport he's actually good at. Slugboy Saves the World is his first novel. Darren Gate is the 2016 winner of the Kelpies Design and Illustration Prize. He is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Glasgow.