The Lost Sword (Spacejackers Series #2)

by Huw Powell

Overview

Jake Cutler – 13-year-old ruler of the secret planet Altus – is on the run from the Interstellar Navy. He and the crew of the pirate spaceship, the Dark Horse, are wanted over the disappearance of the ISS Colossus, the most powerful ship in the Navy's fleet.

But that's not the only reason Jake's being hunted. If he's found, he'll be forced to reveal the location of Altus, home to a fortune in crystals. With that much wealth, the Interstellar Navy plans to start an intergalactic war bigger than any seen before. It's up to Jake to stop them, but how will a teenager convince the rulers of the universe that they're in terrible danger?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619638372
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Series:	Spacejackers Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	865 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Huw Powell is also the author of Spacejackers. His debut novel, the adult thriller Rush Hour Rules, was shortlisted for the International Thriller Awards' Best First Novel. He lives in Somerset, England with his wife and children.

www.spacejackers.com
@Spacejackers

Editorial Reviews

"As with book one, this is another raucous, pulptastic space opera, and it doesn’t disappoint." —Booklist Online

"Light space opera to the nth degree; think J.J. Abrams' Firefly." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2015-11-03
Jake Cutler: orphan, space pirate, king…galactic leader? The 13-year-old heir to the throne of the hidden, crystal-rich planet of Altus, Jake is currently flying with a crew of spacejackers in search of his missing father. He is also on the run from both the Interstellar Navy and the Galactic Trade Corp. There's a hefty price on his head for destroying the ISS Colossus. Now, Jake is sure the Interstellar Navy, puppet to the crystal-hungry corporations, is planning to start a war with the independent colonies of all the solar systems. Can he, human crystal healer Kella, violet-skinned extraterrestrial Nanoo, and a salty crew of space pirates head off Adm. Vantard and stop a war—or is the galaxy doomed? British author Powell's second in a trilogy has pacing issues, spending too much time describing travel and training and other mundane tasks and not enough in action. Fans of opening volume Spacejackers (2015) will find more of the same here: easy solutions to unsurprising obstacles but also some diverting derring-do. Those new to Jake's adventure should start with Volume 1; though some background is filled in, not all is. Light space opera to the nth degree; think J.J. Abrams' Firefly interpreted by Nick Jr. (Science fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews