Thirteen-year-old Alex Watts lives in the small Scottish mining
village of Newbattle. It is early evening in the winter of 1984,
and the bitter national coal miner's strike is in its ninth month.
Now, a few days before Christmas, a power outage has plunged the
community into darkness. Deprived of television and with dinner
indefinitely delayed, Alex and his best friend, Jim Hood, decide to
pass the time sledding on the snow-covered slopes of Jake's Law, a
six hundred-foot cone-shaped hill that dominates the surrounding
landscape. They arrive on the summit under brilliant, star-studded
heavens, undimmed by the artificial lights of civilization. Then
suddenly, in the darkness below, streetlamps flicker into life. The
power outage is over, they are hungry, and it is time to sled home.
However, fate is about to interrupt their plans and forever change
their lives. A spacecraft is orbiting Earth. It has traveled from
the outer rim of the Galaxy with an important message for the
leaders of Earth. Information about the spread of a distant civil
war and warning of an imminent alien invasion of Earth. Its sole
passenger brings technology to help defend against the invasion.
However instead of landing in the vicinity of London, the messenger
lands on Jake's Law, and instead of meeting the leaders of the
country, the messenger meets with Alex and Jim.
General
Imprint: |
Westbow Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Peter Waugh
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
228 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4908-0980-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4908-0980-5 |
Barcode: |
9781490809809 |
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