STAR FIGHTERS 1: Alien Attack

Beast Quest meets Star Wars. A mega-commercial series for 7+ from the creators of Beast Quest and Dinosaur Cove Non-stop action, boy characters to identify with, aliens, spaceships and excellent plottingFour-colour double cover featuring two push-out figures per bookHuge marketing campaign to support this stellar series, and the next three titles are coming in April 2012Max Chase is the youngest of three brothers. He was born in England but grew up in Hong Kong. He has a black belt in karate and a red belt in Wing Chun. He has been writing since he was eight years old and now earns a living as a freelance journalist. He always dreamed about being an astronaut or a cowboy. With Star Fighters, he gets to be a little of both. www.starfighterbooks.comIt is the year 5012 and the Milky Way galaxy is under attack. After the Universal War, a war that almost brought about the destruction of every known universe, the planets in the Milky Way banded together to create the Intergalactic Force - an elite fighting team sworn to protect and defend the galaxy. Only the brightest and most promising students are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy, and only the very best cadets reach the highest of their ranks and become . . . STAR FIGHTERS! Alien Attack Peri is a first-year student at the IF Academy and has been selected for a rare unsupervised exercise in space, paired with Diesel, a half-Martian from the Academy. Whilst on exercise they witness Earth coming under bombardment from Xion spaceships and soon find themselves behind the controls of the Phoenix, the most advanced space vessel known to man. As the Solar System is torn apart by a war between the Xions and Meigwors, Peri and Diesel are drawn helplessly into the intergalactic conflict. Now they - along with stowaway girl Selene - must work together to find a way home.A stellar series from the team behind Beast Quest and Dinosaur Cove - guarantees young readers non-stop action, giant aliens, cosmic warfare and courageous new characters from the Intergalactic Force AcademyA science-fiction version of the immensely successful fantasy saga Beast Quest. It has the same mix of relentless action and cliffhanger chapter endings . . . Gripping stuff and should enthral readers, especially boysA stellar series from the team behind Beast Quest and Dinosaur Cove - guarantees young readers non-stop action, giant aliens, cosmic warfare and courageous new characters from the Intergalactic Force Academy