Spencer Edwards: Emperor of the Galaxy by Alex Prior

The lovely people at Matador and Love Books Tours have given me an excerpt from the book to tease you before reading it yourself. Read on for more!

Book Summary

In this gripping and spectacular rollercoaster of an adventure, a fourteen-year-old Earth boy is chosen, seemingly at random, to become Emperor of the Galaxy during a time of grave peril.

Spencer, an ordinary teenager, lives with his mum, his stepdad Hassan and his younger brother Mo. He is decidedly average at school, sports and at video gaming, but when he is chosen to become the new Emperor of the Galaxy everything changes.

Spencer must learn how to balance being Emperor of the Galaxy and battle the evil Haxenaar, trying to get his homework in on time, and all the while pursuing the love of his life, Amy Heartly. With the help of his new companions and Bradlii, the smartest and smuggest AI ever created, Spencer must brave an epic journey to save the galaxy and discover the ultimate truth.

Excerpt

The Zylaxxians, a warlike barbarous race whose empire was reduced in size by the Orion Treaties five hundred years ago, are once more in the ascendant. They have schemed to place their duplicitous leader, Haxenaar, as the prime candidate for succession.

In a desperate bid to break the deadlock, the outgoing Emperor, Volaria the 18th activates a long-forgotten clause in the Galactic Constitution that states, ‘In the event of no agreement being reached to certify a clear successor, a sentient being shall be selected at random from any of the known inhabited worlds of the galaxy’.

The vast omniscient Artificial Intelligences of Eloim III hold a record of every single living sentient lifeform in the known universe. At a tumultuous session of the Galactic Council, they are asked to select a successor, from the quadrillions of beings known, seemingly at random.

On the rather primitive cosmological backwater of Earth, fourteen-year-old Spencer Edwards life is about to change, forever.

Author bio

Alex Prior graduated from Manchester University and worked in TV and Film as a cameraman, editor, then director, ending up at Elstree Film Studios. He decided to change his career and became a Headteacher for several challenging schools. He has always written scripts and copy and his first book The Lost Case Files of Sherlock Holmes was published in 2020 and went to number one in several Amazon categories, selling many thousands of copies worldwide. Spencer Edwards: Emperor of the Galaxy is his second novel.

Pirate Academy series by Justin Somper

Today I have a very exciting post as part of the blog tour for Missing at Sea, which is book 2 of the Pirate Academy series. Not only do you get to hear about a great series of books, but I have a competition where three lucky people can win a set of both books! I really enjoyed reading about Jasmine, Jacoby, Neo and the other students at Pirate Academy and I am already looking forward to more in the series. Details about the competition at the end of the post, but first a bit more about the books.

New Kid on Deck

Welcome to Pirate Academy – once you step through the door you won’t ever want to leave!

The year is 2507. The oceans have risen. A new dawn of piracy has begun. Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at the elite Pirate Academy. This is no ordinary school! Lessons range from Knots Class and Sailing to Combat Workshop. The teachers are all pirate legends. The pressure is always on. Friendship is everything.

When a new kid, the mysterious Neo Splice, arrives, everything changes FAST. Suddenly the dangers are no longer simply out on the oceans but right here, amongst them. In the face of real peril, the students of Barracuda class must put everything they have learned to the test against a ruthless and seemingly unstoppable new enemy.

Missing at Sea

The whole of Pirate Academy is abuzz with anticipation for the upcoming Oceans Bound weekend. It’s the first time the young pirate apprentices of Barracuda Class will set sail as five independent crews – with no teacher oversight! Excitement reaches fever-pitch as Commodore Kuo and Captain Salt reveal which of the fifteen Barracudas will act as captains for Oceans Bound. Jacoby is devastated when he isn’t picked, which makes things difficult for Jasmine when she is chosen. But worse, much worse, is in store, when Jasmine is told that her Uncle Noah – a ringleader of the League of True Pirates – has, against all odds, broken out of the Pirate Federation’s maximum security prison. Fearing that he will try to make contact with Jasmine, the Head and Deputy give Jasmine the chance to opt out of Oceans Bound. But Jasmine is not about to let her renegade uncle ruin everything.

The five Barracuda crews set sail with hope and adventure in their hearts, beginning a complex trail of tasks, each delivered to its crew via a note in a coloured glass bottle. For one crew, the tasks quickly become much more dangerous. As they bravely navigate poisonous snakes, venomous spiders, sharks and skulls, it becomes clear that someone else is now in control of Oceans Bound. It’s going to take everything they’ve got for our plucky young pirates to complete the course and triumph against their fiendish enemy.

Author bio

Justin Somper is the award-winning author of eight novels for young people, all with a focus on high-octane fantasy adventure, driven by strong, complex characters. Justin’s Vampirates sequence comprises, to date, six main novels and has been published in 35 countries and 25 languages.   

COMPETITION TIME!

To win a copy of both books, either follow me on the app formerly known as Twitter and RT this tweet or follow and like this post on Instagram simple as that! Do both for 2 chances to win. Competition ends midnight 26th July, UK only.