The Far Horizon

By Patty Jansen

Of all the things ten-year-old Cory Wilson expects to do when he moves to Midway Space Station, saving aliens from humans isn't one. An important conference is about to start at the station, not usually the sort of thing kids care about, not even when the conference is between humans and aliens, and half your family is alien. However, when bullies tease Cory, he ends up in a prohibited area where he overhears some men planning to plant a bomb at the conference. Because the terrorists hide their messages in computer games, no one believes Cory, not even his father, the station director. Kids at school think he’s crazy, some even think aliens should be bombed. The conference starts, the aliens have brought a very important person, and Cory's teacher, one of the terrorists, locks Cory in the classroom. Can he get out in time? If he does, will anyone listen?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Patty Jansen
• Release date: Mar 27, 2011
• ISBN: 9780987200914

Patty Jansen

Patty lives in Sydney, Australia, and writes both Science Fiction and Fantasy. She has published over 15 novels and has sold short stories to genre magazines such as Analog Science Fiction and Fact.Patty was trained as a agricultural scientist, and if you look behind her stories, you will find bits of science sprinkled throughout.Want to keep up-to-date with Patty's fiction? Join the mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/qqlAbPatty is on Twitter (@pattyjansen), Facebook, LinkedIn, goodreads, LibraryThing, google+ and blogs at: http://pattyjansen.com/

Reviews for The Far Horizon

[wrenbrown · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Excellent Christmas gift for young science fiction fans. Getting a new alien stepmother right before moving to a space station is enough to deal with, but 10 year old Cory suddenly finds himself in the middle of a terrorist plot that threatens far more than his own family. The Far Horizon is written for young adults. The first two chapters are slow, but the rest of the book is fast moving. By Chapter 9 it’s hard to put down. Overall it is very well written. The science fiction setting is well developed and beautifully described without distracting from the story. Overall, Patty Jansen does an excellent job keeping readers engaged.