Starcross

This is the second collection in the whole series of the Mumbys' great adventures, by Philip Reeve. After the adventure at Saturn against the gigantic white spider, the Mumbys (now had their mother with them) carried on another adventure on a tiny asteroid called Starcross. After had given the Shaper’s powerful machine to Sir Waverly Rain to be destroyed by his factory, the Mumbys good-bye the Sophronais, went back to their dear Larklight and started to redecorate their home. However, one day, they received an invitation to a new hotel on Starcross, hosted by Mr Tifter. They were totally persuaded by the pictures of the hotel and the interesting sea bathing. Edward Mumby could not go with his family, as he had a meeting at the Royal Xenological Institute.

After some pleasure day on Starcross, they met some new people and found out that the Sophronais were on the asteroid. They also found out that there were two Changeling Trees on Starcross and the mysterious sea bathing; which appeared when Starcross went back in time, to the Mars ancient times (Starcross once was a part of Mars). Art, privately, found a strange hat box in the hotel closet; and opened to be a strange unearthly creature, called Moob. Luckily, Art had killed the Moob, before it could get onto Art’s head and controlled his mind. Unfortunately, other guests of the hotel were under-controlled by other Moobs and captured Art and his mother. Although Jack and Myrtle escaped from the Moobs just in time, they had no choice but to go in the un-protection area of ancient Mars. While finding the way out of the dangerous area, they met several prehistoric Martian animals and Jack got injured. They got helped from the hotel guests, Delphine and her servant. But Delphine soon turned out to be a French secret argent and her country plan was to take over the British Space Empire. Back in the hotel, Art and his mother found out the Shaper’s engine had not been destroyed; but be brought to Starcross and used villainy by Sir Lancelot. With help from a well-intentioned Moob, Jack and Myrtle took over Delphine’s aether ship, tried to go back to modern time. After this, they rescued Art and another hotel guest and connected with the Sophronia. Their adventure had not finished yet, but just started...because the bad Moobs were planning to take over the entire human.

Would the Sophronais, Art, Myrtle and the good Moob rescue their mother? Would they have enough time, before the human race controlled by the bad Moobs? Read now and find out!!!