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Nominated for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal.Shortlisted for the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award, the Haringey Children's Book Award and the Bolton Children's Fiction Award.A cosmic adventure for anyone who's ever looked at the stars, from the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day.When your dad's lost in space and his only hope is you and a bunch of aliens, it's going to be a bumpy ride... How amazing would it be to have a dad who's an astronaut Rocket launches, zero gravity, and flying through space like a superhero! Jamie Drake's dad is orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station and Jamie ought to think it's cool but he just really misses him... Hanging out at his local observatory, Jamie picks up a strange signal on his phone. It looks like alien life is getting closer to home. But space is a dangerous place and when his dad's mission goes wrong, can Jamie prove that he's a hero too Cover illustration by Matt Saunders.'Told with the intelligence and heart we expect of Christopher Edge ... Edge has found the equation that solves the problem of how to write a fun, intellectually challenging novel with an emotional centre. It s a big tick.' - The Times, Children's Book of the Week'Packed with astrophysics, emotion and invention on a galactic scale, this is science fiction at its most moving and exciting.' - The Guardian'After the amazing The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, Christopher Edge would easily be forgiven for a less ambitious follow-up. Instead, he has written a novel easily as good as the one before, filled with his trademark combination of wit, pathos and hilarity.' - BookTrust'With family drama and alien intrigue, this captures both the wonder of space and the complexity of growing up.' - The Bookseller'With solid science and believable family conflicts, this will be very satisfying to readers whose wishful thinking can suspend disbelief

Christopher Edge grew up in Manchester where he spent most of his childhood in the local library dreaming up stories, but now lives in Gloucestershire where he spends most of his time in the local library dreaming up stories. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand. He also works as a freelance publisher and education consultant and has written several publications about encouraging children to read.