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The Cleaner, the Cat and the Space Station - (The Shantivira) by Fay Abernethy (Paperback)
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- There's an alien space station orbiting the Earth, secretly protecting us from invasion.
- Author(s): Fay Abernethy
- 464 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Coming of Age
- Series Name: The Shantivira
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There's an alien space station orbiting the Earth, secretly protecting us from invasion. And it's recruiting humans like you to train as fighter pilots.Book Synopsis
There's an alien space station orbiting the Earth, secretly protecting us from invasion. And it's recruiting humans like you to train as fighter pilots.A heart-warming first contact adventure featuring an unlikely heroine, aliens, astronauts, a shape-shifting Welsh dragon, cyborgs, spies, space pirates - and trees in space!
Since leaving Ethiopia, Hanna Abebe has survived in London by working illegally as a cleaner. But her life unravels after a sexual assault; living rough, she loses the resulting pregnancy and very nearly her life. Salvation arrives and Hanna's rescuers welcome her into an unusual new family: a school for recruits to the Shantivira, the secret space station which protects the Earth. Then Hanna uncovers a traitor in their midst . . .
Lucy Cooper is horse riding on Dartmoor when a mysterious shape-shifter appears out of the mist and offers her a place on the Shantivira's fighter pilot training programme. Unnerved, Lucy's instinct is to refuse. But an organisation claiming the Shantivira's motives are more sinister approaches her and persuades her to become their spy . . .
Joe Llewellyn is bored. Being the captain of the Shantivira isn't the challenge he'd hoped. Plus, he'd like to inform the Earth about aliens, but his boss won't permit it. Then a stray asteroid hits the International Space Station and Joe is forced to let the cat out of the bag . . .
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What readers are saying about The Cleaner, the Cat and the Space Station:
"Great fun! Humor, pathos, and a rather different kind of storyline." - Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
"Fantastic sci-fi adventure . . . a wonderful romp through a believable universe." - Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
"Amazing . . . one of those you can't put down, I guarantee it will also change the way you look at the world, highly recommend this is a must-read." - Goodreads reviewer
"A gem of a book . . . transported me back to my childhood, when I'd stay awake all night so I could finish a book . . . rare and unique . . . a thrilling and surprising storyline." - Amazon FR reviewer, 5 stars
"Truly unlike anything I've read before. Not only are there fantastic ideas around living sustainably but also socially . . . This is a book that is truly diverse and I don't mean in the box-tick fashion that a lot of books have now. This is normalised diversity - harmony - demonstrated." - Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
"The characters are so well-written, they draw you in right from the start and the fast-paced storyline keeps you hooked. Although the book is ostensibly about aliens and spaceships, its true message is about forming bridges not barriers between cultures and about embracing differences rather than living in fear." - Amazon UK reviewer, 5 stars
"Fun, refreshing, sci-fi adventure with a cast of culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, plus a-long-way-from-perfect and therefore relatable characters. A cautionary tale about the state of our planet, with an optimistic twist." - Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
"A rollicking, fun read full of different nationalities and aliens, aliens, aliens. A tale that makes you think deeply and laugh out loud. A truly new way of considering Earth's place in our galaxy." - Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
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