Description
When Peter Drake is thrust from Earth in 2024 into an unknown world of monsters and aliens he must forge an alliance of outcasts or die in the attempt. Can Peter overcome his loner impulses to find his way in this strange new world? How can he make friends when the people around him are so confusingly familiar but alien? This ragtag group shares a passion for doing what is right and along the way Peter becomes more than he ever thought possible.
In a swashbuckling epic inspired by RL Stevenson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and RM Ballantyne, Peter must overcome his loner instincts and progress until he can forge an alliance of outcasts to survive in this strange new world of Eoth.
A wind-swept, high-flying quest—full of skyships, strange worlds, and tough choices. Young readers will cheer on Peter Drake as he finds courage where he least expects it.
This SF Fantasy spins a rollicking adventure of sailing the high seas in the skies of a distant planet rich in culture and other worldly creatures. Talisman is first in the Jupiter Drake – Skyships of Eoth books as Peter learns to become a captain and the master of his own destiny.
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Katrina Lichelle
YA writers are some of the best writers out there because they have to capture and hold the attention of young readers, and that’s not always easy.
That’s exactly why I enjoyed Jupiter Drake – Starships of Eoth by Mark Meaney. It’s well written, engaging from the start, and filled with very likeable characters. Breeze is easily my favourite, a cute creature who can only speak in three-word sentences, which makes them genuinely adorable.
Peter and Maggie react to their situation in very different ways. Maggie is in denial, convinced she’s dreaming, while Peter is more practical and focused on doing the right thing. They’ve both been thrown into a completely different world, made even more confusing by the fact that they’re from different times, Maggie from 1940s and Peter from the modern day.
I also loved that the story begins at an adventure park just up the road from where I live, which made it feel even more immersive.
If you enjoy adventure, mystery, and that “what on earth is going on?” feeling as everything suddenly shifts, you’ll love this. One moment Peter is just living his life, and the next he’s in a completely different world, a bit like Narnia.
A fun, engaging read with plenty of intrigue and heart, and I’m really looking forward to seeing where the series goes