The Comet’s Curse A Galahad Book
The Comet’s Curse A Galahad Book by Dom Testa is a reprint edition published by Tom Doherty Associates on March 2, 2010. This young adult science fiction novel spans 240 pages and presents a gripping narrative centered around a catastrophic event triggered by the comet Bhaktul, which leaves deadly particles in Earth’s atmosphere. As a virus decimates the adult population, a scientist’s urgent plan to send a crew of 251 teenagers on a spaceship, the Galahad, to a distant solar system unfolds.
Readers will follow the journey of the Galahad’s young crew, all under the age of sixteen, as they face the challenges of space travel. However, their mission is jeopardized by a hidden saboteur aboard the ship, leading to escalating acts of vandalism and threats. The story focuses on sixteen-year-old Triana Martell and her council as they work to uncover the identity of the stowaway, knowing that the fate of humanity rests on their ability to neutralize this threat. Themes of action, adventure, and alien contact permeate the narrative, making it a compelling exploration of survival and resilience in the face of adversity.
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When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in its wake. Suddenly, mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. Only those under the age of eighteen seem to be immune. Desperate to save humanity, a renowned scientist proposes a bold plan: to create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system. Two years later, the Galahad and its crew—none over the age of sixteen—is launched.
Two years of training have prepared the crew for the challenges of space travel. But soon after departing Earth, they discover that a saboteur is hiding on the Galahad! Faced with escalating acts of vandalism and terrorized by threatening messages, sixteen-year-old Triana Martell and her council soon realize that the stowaway will do anything to ensure that the Galahad never reaches its destination. The teens must find a way to neutralize their enemy. For if their mission fails, it will mean the end of the human race….
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