STAR FIGHTERS 1: Alien Attack
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Publisher Description
Peri is a first-year student at the IF Academy and has been selected for a rare unsupervised exercise in space, paired with Diesel, a half-Martian from the Academy. While performing a routine exercise, they witness Earth coming under bombardment from Xion spaceships and soon find themselves behind the controls of the Phoenix, the most advanced space vessel known to man. As the Solar System is torn apart by a war between the Xions and Meigwors, Peri and Diesel are drawn helplessly into the intergalactic conflict. Now they - along with stowaway girl Selene - must work together to find a way home.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this action-heavy first book in the Star Fighters series, set in the year 5012, debut author Chase wastes no time in getting right to the meat of the story. Eleven-year-old Peri is a first-year pilot trainee in the Intergalactic Force Academy, partnered with an acerbic half-Martian gunner, Diesel. While in training, they witness a terrible attack on Earth by aliens from the planet Xion. As part of a last-resort measure, Diesel and Peri are assigned to an experimental ship, Phoenix, where they meet Selene, a sassy mechanic. Their attempt to escape the alien invaders leaves them stranded in a distant galaxy, where they must fight for their lives. Cliffhanger chapter endings, ample technobabble, and lines like "What did you do, you cosmic wastoid?" give the story the feeling of a Saturday morning cartoon transferred to print (occasional bits of b&w spot art add to that effect). With plenty of adventure and a fair measure of whimsy, this is basic, fast-paced entertainment for young SF fans. Simultaneously available: Deadly Mission. Ages 7 10.
