You might think that this story is going to be an intergalactic adventure filled with UFOs, black holes, killer robots and some very foul-smelling aliens. And you'd be right. But it's mostly about a boy called Jake, his embarrassing dad, and the mind-boggling question . . . are we really alone in the universe? An out-of-this-world adventure publishing the day before David Bowie’s birthday, Space Oddity combines science, laughs and heart (or in Jake’s dad’s case, two of them) in a new younger story from acclaimed author Christopher Edge.
It looked like a shooting star at first – a silver streak of light, glowing bright against the darkness of the night. And trailing in its wake soared three more glowing spheres, their lights flashing blue and white as they fell towards Middlewich Forest. But if anyone could have heard the noise coming from inside the silver streak of light they would have realized that this wasn’t a shooting star – it was a screaming star.
Science and laughs combine in this out-of-this-world adventure, featuring illustrations by Ben Mantle!
Edge's highly original middle-grade books combine science and thrills; now he throws comedy into the mix in a space adventure for slightly younger readers. The Bookseller
Praise for the author;
‘Christopher Edge — the coolest science teacher you probably never had — is no ordinary author. There’s no one quite like him writing now.’ The Times
‘A writer of genuine originality’ The Guardian
‘A heart-stopping adventure with thrills and twists, codes and puzzles’ Sunday Times
‘A story of huge ideas and even huger heart’ Abi Elphinstone
‘Moving, and exploding with scientific ideas and wonder’ The Herald
‘Christopher Edge takes the reader on an unforgettable journey’ Ross Welford
Author
About Christopher Edge
Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. His novel The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day won the STEAM Children's Book Prize and his last four novels were all nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.
Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand - and he now lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and family, close to his local library.
