Sunday, 19 February 2012

Alien Invaders: Rockhead: the Living Mountain by Max Silver (Children's, 7 years +)


July 2011, Red Fox
120 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes: space, adventure, aliens, special powers, excitement, moderate, peril, lots of humour, some tension

Summary from Random House Children's Books
Five awesome aliens have been unleashed from the darkest corner of the galaxy - and they're out to destroy the universe.

Only Cosmo, a young boy from planet Earth, has the power to stop them. Recruited by the elite defence organisation
G-Watch to defend the galaxy, Cosmo must prove himself and commence battle against the deadliest aliens in space . . .

The first title in this action-packed series sees Cosmo discover the truth about his father's mysterious past, and take up his role as a defender of the galaxy. When the mighty alien Rockhead is sent to destroy G-Watch headquarters, only Cosmo has the power to stop him. But will the young Earthling be able to defeat the monstrous mountain alien?

Nayuleska's thoughts 
Given that I usually prefer female leads (Nuri has a cool role), Im totally into Cosmo's exciting story. The high tech technology and fluidlike illustrations make it feel like a 10/10  anime series.

Find out more about the series on Max's website.

Suggested read  
For more saving the world from evil beings, check out Lord of the Mountain by James Lovegrove 


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