Henry Hobbs, Space Voyager
Henry Hobbs and the Lost Planet
By Kathryn Cave
Illustrated by Chris Riddell
About the author
There are 429 planets in the Known Universe. ( Don't ask me how they are so sure because I don't know and neither does Mr Thomas.) But forget about the interesting ones. I live on Omicron, the smallest and least significant planet known to man...
"A bright and breezy sci-fi adventure starring Henry Hobbs from the planet Omicron. Kathryn Cave’s lively and humorous story is complemented by Chris Riddell’s quirky
illustrations." Devon Scool Library Service
Kathryn lives in London.
Her books include the
award-winning Something Else. She is available for school visits and workshops.
What the author says about
Henry and Omicron:
I am Henry Hobbs, Lord of Michor, and if you'd told me a week ago I'd be writing this diary, I'd have laughed. A week ago this was just my rough book from last term, that they said I'd lost...
"An entertaining comedy, told in a deadpan style, which should go down well with fluent readers of sci-fi in search of an unusual angle.
Books for Keeps, March 1992
If life forms exist on other planets, I expect they find it funny, boring, scary and sad much as we do. On Omicron, life generally happens while Henry is looking the other way or searching for his rough book. But his planet's history is stranger and darker than he dreams.
THE FUTURE HAS ALREADY HAPPENED!
Have you tried these?
Other stories by Kathryn Cave
illustrated by Chris Riddell:
Picture books by Kathryn Cave
and Chris Riddell:
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