Starship Dorsano Chronicles
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EBOOK
Kings of the World on:
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GOLD MEDAL: Teen Literature Fiction
2013 Global Ebook Awards
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The galaxy is on the brink of war and only four dysfunctional, hormone-driven teenagers from Earth stand in its way. God help us all.
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It didn’t take Cooper long to come to the conclusion that space sucks. It seems everyone there despises humans, everything’s too far away and the travel makes you heave. Worse still, Cooper’s stuck there with his best mate, The Ginge – who can’t tell where games end and reality begins – and two other former classmates who want to beat the crap out of him.
Oh yeah, and people, well… alien people are trying to kill them.
Space does have some good points. The boys can have anything they wish for, all they have to do is ask it … or think it. Plus they are now, somehow, Earth’s leaders – as in, more important than the President of the USA.
If Cooper can only stop the other boys from gorging on their every desire, chasing the most human looking alien women and fighting each other, he might convince everyone that humans aren’t the galactic equivalent of white trash.
But things are about to get a whole lot worse. War looms and Cooper and his inept sidekicks are caught in the middle. They, the Earth and the Galaxy will never be the same again.
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The first installment of this award-winning series was released in 2013, work on the sequel (or is it?) is well under way and set for release in late 2014.
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Reviews
SA Weekend
The Advertiser
4 stars
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“The galaxy is on the brink of war and four dysfunctional, hormone-driven teenagers are Earth’s only hope. Adelaide writer Pike’s twisted and colourful imagination straps the reader in and blasts off on a wild intergalactic ride. The humour is sharp and witty and the story is peppered with clever pop culture references, particularly from the world of gaming. From the AC/DC cameo to unexpected teenage fatherhood, the plot twists are utterly unpredictable. The boys find themselves thrust into a position of power in the intergalactic power structure, and, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance, they are forced to make difficult choices. A fantastic debut book that is targeted at teenage boys but which will entertain a much wider audience.”
Derek Pedley
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The Indie Ebook Review
88/100
“Great book with a fantastic cast of teenage boys and varied amazing aliens. I laughed aloud at several points and thoroughly enjoyed the whole read. I will definitely be picking up the sequel.”
Jess Mountifield
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“A fast-paced geekfest of sound and light”
Andrew Wright – Author of That Dark Inside
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“It is quirky, off the wall and deliciously zany.”
Robert Davidson – Author of The Tuzla Run
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“This modern day coming of age story is very well crafted, so real, and so funny. Hilarious!”
Steve Ward – Author of The Test Pilot’s Daughter series
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