Scarlet: Defender of the Universe

About this book

Applying to be a defender of the universe wasn’t part of Scarlet’s life plan, but her little brother Brian drove her to it.  

She’s so fed up with him hogging all the attention (even though he’s really annoying and just plays computer games all day) that when she sees the advert in the back of The Beano she thinks ‘Why not?’ It’s probably someone’s idea of a joke anyway. 

But when a floating boy appears outside her bedroom window to tell her she’s got the job, the joke isn’t quite so funny. In fact, it’s just a teeny bit terrifying. 

With continuous banter between the author and any potential readers, this is a unique and utterly hilarious journey across the universe. Scarlet learns to defend us from a host of hideous and unknown alien predators, like the Gunks, who want to steal the Earth’s core to keep their hot chocolate warm. 

A big red schploink button that allows instantaneous travel across mind-boggling distances, a ‘progressive AI egg’ named Bot who is the source of (almost) all knowledge, and a pink pet schmuffle are just a few of the delights within the pages.    

Bonkers but ingenious and laugh-out-loud funny from the very first page.