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Synopsis
Synopsis - When Bart Steele goes to the Earth spaceport to meet his father for the first time in five years, he doesn’t realise that his life will never be the same again. Half- Mentorian by birth, he is able to understand and co-exist with the Lhari, the non-human species which has a strangle hold on space travel. Bart overhears the Lhari at the spaceport discussing the need to intercept an incoming passenger on his father’s flight and is stunned to discover that this is a friend of his father. Before he has time to take stock, Bart finds himself a fugitive on an outgoing flight to Capella and his father’s friend dead on the runway...
Is The Colours of Space appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This classic sci-fi adventure features a teen protagonist on the run after witnessing murder, with mild peril and some tense moments but no graphic violence or mature content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder and death.
Who'll love this
Readers will love the exciting space adventure where a half-human teen must go undercover among aliens to solve a mystery.