Product Description

We are going,' said Annie, 'on a great cosmic journey. So listen up, Savers of Planet Earth, and prepare to meet the Universe.' George's best friend Annie needs help. Her scientist father, Eric, is working on a space project - and it's all going wrong. A robot has landed on Mars, but is behaving very oddly. And now Annie has discovered something wierd on her dad's super-computer. Is it a message from an alien? Could there be life out there? How do you find a planet in outer space? And if you could talk to aliens, what would you say?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49273 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

From the Inside Flap
‘The truth is out there, George,’ said Annie. ‘And we are going to find it . . .’

George’s best friend Annie needs help. Her scientist father, Eric, is working on a space project – and it’s all going wrong.A robot has landed on Mars, but is behaving very oddly. And now Annie has discovered a weird message on her dad’s supercomputer.

Is it a message from an alien?

Colliding hadrons!If Earth is to be saved, George and Annie – with the help of their computer genius friend Emmett – must use the supercomputer to travel into space.First stop Mars – and then on to the very edge of the known galaxy as they follow one clue after another on a fabulous treasure hunt across the cosmos.

Could there be life out there?

And how do you talk to aliens?

This terrific adventure is not only an action-packed rollercoaster ride into a dramatic adventure but is also FILLED with masses of all the LATEST scientific knowledge about our universe . AND there are special essays from some of the top experts in the world . . . about life on Mars, about travelling across the universe and about the search for real-life extra-terrestrials!

From the Back Cover
SENDER ID: UNKNOWN
MESSAGE LOCATION: EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Can George solve the cosmic clues that lead him into space and on a fabulous treasure hunt across the galaxy?
He and his friend Annie are determined to try - or planet Earth could be destroyed!
A terrific adventure story PACKED with drama and excitement.
AND there are loads of REAL FACTS about space and the cosmos.

About the Author
In 1963, Stephen Hawking contracted motor neurone disease and was given two years to live. Yet he went on to Cambridge to become a brilliant researcher and Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. From 1979 - 2009, he held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge, the chair held by Isaac Newton in 1663, and since 2009 he has been director of research in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics. Professor Hawking has over a dozen honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Science. LUCY HAWKING is the author of two adult novels, and has written for the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, The Times and the Evening Standard and has been a guest presenter and regular contributor on radio.

Customer Reviews

Excellent read.
I have an 8yr old son who loved the first book, and is enjoying being read this book. There's lots of information in there if you get asked a difficult question, and the plot is great for the kids to follow.

xmas present
I bought this book for my son as he really enjoyed Stephen Hawking's previous book and as my son is someone who hates reading I was amazed when he actually finished a book.
I am hoping he will enjoy this one just as much.