The Girl Who Fell To Earth

Aria isn’t great at science but when she looks at her DNA under the microscope, she realises something more than her lack of aptitude is wrong.

What she sees is something like a twisted rope ladder and she realises with a shock that her DNA is human.

Humans are not permitted on the planet Terros. Aria has been taught that they are dirty, emotionally retarded, selfish beings who exist only as experimental subjects on the Shadow Planet so that their lives and data can enhance the development of Terrosians.

But the experiment has failed; the humans are destroying their planet and must be wiped out. And Aria has been chosen to carry out the deadly mission.

In this richly-drawn science fiction thriller, written by the seventh Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate), we get to see humanity and planet Earth through alien eyes and are asked difficult questions about what, and who, to believe.

Aria’s adventure reveals a multi-layered plot that uncovers its intrigues very gradually and keeps some secrets back to the very end so readers are never complacent or lose interest.

This is a story to make you think and reflect; it will stay with you long after you finish reading.