Title: Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse

Written by: Lorraine Gregory

Illustrated by: Jo Lindley

Published by: Farshore Books

Blurb

The second sensational book in a brand-new funny, accessible and action-packed space-adventure series written by the incredible Lorraine Gregory – perfect for middle grade fans of MG Leonard and Clare Fayers.

If the fate of the entire multiverse was in your hands, what would YOU do?

Nothing exciting ever happens on twelve-year-old Danny’s estate . . . that is until he falls through a locker in his grandad’s workshop and finds himself in an Interdimensional Lost Property Office!

Join Danny, Modge and Inaaya in a rocket-fuelled rampage across the universe and space shenanigans as they race to save the universe from the evil Flurm Worm . . .

Review

Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse is a brilliant book and a dynamic sequel full of energy and adventure. I loved it! It is exactly what children want and need from a children’s book. The story is original and the writing is excellent. Lorraine Gregory grabs the reader from the very first page. As for the world building – this is ingenious and highly imaginative.

There are definitely not enough books on the shelves that explore the multi-verse and alien worlds for the middle grade age range and Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse helps to start filling this enormous gap. I’m not sure if this is down to the publishers and the personal preferences of the commissioning editors or not. It seems strange that such book are few and far between. Farshore Books must be commended for grabbing this incredible series. Long may it continue.

The relationships between our three protagonists Danny, Modge and Inaaya and their problems are believable and relatable. The illustrations were full of emotion and added even more depth to the story.

I particularly felt for Inaaya and the pressure she put on herself to succeed in her education and Danny’s worries about his friends all moving on leaving him behind were extremely relatable. I also liked all the duplicitous characters that added clever twists to the plot.

I liked the attention to detail and the meticulous tying off of all the loose ends within the plot. This made the corruption within the system highly realistic and the antagonists reasonings for his actions very plausible.

Interdimensional Explorers – Alien Apocalypse is a fantastic read that I would recommend to all Key Stage Two readers whether they have a fascination for science fiction or not.

I look forward to reading the third book in the series.

To read my review of Book One take a look here: Book Review: Interdimensional Explorers

To read an interview with the author, Lorraine Gregory, about the writing of Interdimensional Explorers go to: Special Guest: Q & A with Lorraine Gregory.