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Aquila can you take you anywhere. It's getting back that can be tricky . . .
Tom and Geoff still can't believe what they found on their school trip. Aquila is the lifepod from an alien starship that crashed to earth 6,000 years ago - but it still works, and it can fly them anywhere!
After their trip to New York, the boys are eager for more fun, but with almost endless possibilities for excitement, will they be able to keep Aquila a secret for long? Or will a simple mistake reveal everything and ruin the fun forever?
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Andrew Norriss was born in Scotland and taught history in a sixth-form college in England for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. Together with Richard Fegen he is the creator and writer of several TV sitcoms, notably The Brittas Empire. He lives in Hampshire.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Aquila 2 is the continuing story of Tom and Geoff's adventures in the lifepod from an alien starship which they discovered whilst on a school trip. This story opens in New York, with the boys discovering technological capabilities that they didn't realise Aquila had. They struggle to keep Aquila a secret, but their new-found curiosity about geography and their improved school results starts to raise questions. Life is further complicated when Tom's mum develops a serious relationship with Alan, whose decptively docile son turns out to be a genius who saves the day. Friendship is tested to the limit when Geoff tells someone else about Aquila, especially when the 'someone else' turns out to be a girl.
As ever, Andrew Norriss combines humour and sci-fi adventure to produce an exciting narrative. But the reader also has to address contemporary and relevant issues about relationships, second families and the strength of friendship. I would recommend this book for the school and classroom library or to read aloud to any KS2 class. It should hold particular appeal to boys who love adventure stories and anyone who watched the TV series Aquila in the late 1990s.
As ever, Andrew Norriss combines humour and sci-fi adventure to produce an exciting narrative. But the reader also has to address contemporary and relevant issues about relationships, second families and the strength of friendship. I would recommend this book for the school and classroom library or to read aloud to any KS2 class. It should hold particular appeal to boys who love adventure stories and anyone who watched the TV series Aquila in the late 1990s.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Andrew Norriss's gentle wit and life affirming touch are back in abundance in Aquila 2, as Tom and Geoff continue to make all kinds of exciting discoveries about their windfall spaceship - and also about the more ordinary but no less important areas of their lives, like schoolwork and new friends and jealousy and potential stepdads.
Like Aquila this is story you just scoff down in one sitting like a fresh cream bun. And while so many fantasy authors will call upon equally fantastical solutions to their character's woes, Norriss always applies the most beautiful and satisfying earthly logic to sort everything out in a highly believable way. The beauty of this is that the reader can identify much more solidly with it.
Both Aquilas are hugely enjoyable books for all ages (my husband has been recently enjoying the audio version of Aquila on his way to and from work) - but I would also strongly recommend it for reluctant readers (boys especially). It's chunky enough to be an achievement but not too long and the first page pulls you in within seconds.
Then try all the others!
Like Aquila this is story you just scoff down in one sitting like a fresh cream bun. And while so many fantasy authors will call upon equally fantastical solutions to their character's woes, Norriss always applies the most beautiful and satisfying earthly logic to sort everything out in a highly believable way. The beauty of this is that the reader can identify much more solidly with it.
Both Aquilas are hugely enjoyable books for all ages (my husband has been recently enjoying the audio version of Aquila on his way to and from work) - but I would also strongly recommend it for reluctant readers (boys especially). It's chunky enough to be an achievement but not too long and the first page pulls you in within seconds.
Then try all the others!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Aquila was fantastic to read and a shame when it was finished, so it was great that Aquila 2 has come along. But now I have read that and am wondering if there will be an Aquila 3 soon?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A great sequel but could have been longer
I read this book in about two hours. I am a fan of the first Aquila book and of course I had to read the sequel. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ms. L. M. Ryan
Re-write?
Have enjoyed this story since I watched BBC TV series then when on to read first book and listen to audio book. Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. P. Dudman
Great fun adventure.
After so long Aquila 2 has arrived at last and it is fantastic!
You never know what will happpen next and everything is always beautifully plotted and logical. Read more
You never know what will happpen next and everything is always beautifully plotted and logical. Read more
Published 23 months ago by topsyjane
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