He then gained an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, where his work attracted the attention of Bloomsbury Publishing.
Carrington's fourth YA novel, Boy 23 (2015), took a different course, creating a wider dystopian socio-political world through which he examines the violent society in which a virulent epidemic of unknown origin emerges.
He has also published shorter works, including an ongoing collection retelling traditional Malay and Javanese folktales for younger readers, featuring the clever mouse-deer folk character Sang Kancil.
[4] In 2016 Carrington was commissioned to create a series for LDA (Learning Disabilities Association), a provider of teaching supplies which support children with special educational needs (SEN).
For this he created Otis the Robot, a friendly android character whose adventures help children who have autism spectrum condition to understand social skills.