Steve Hartley is many things: author, astronaut, spy, racing-car driver, trapeze-artist and vampire-hunter. His hobbies include puddle-diving and hamster-wrestling and he was voted 'Coolest Dude of the Year' for five years running by Seriously Cool magazine. Steve is 493 years old, lives in a golden palace on top of a dormant volcano in Lancashire and never, EVER, tells fibs. He is also the author of the brilliantly funny Danny Baker Record Breaker series for Macmillan Children's Books.You can find out more about Steve on his extremely silly website: www.stevehartley.net and at www.panmacmillan.com/gobstoppers/stevehartley

This is an absolutely fantastic book, full of friendships, rivalries and robots, a perfect mix for any reader looking for a bit of adventure and a lot of fun. Guardian

Steve Hartley is many things: author, astronaut, spy, racing-car driver, trapeze-artist and vampire-hunter. His hobbies include puddle-diving and hamster-wrestling and he was voted 'Coolest Dude of the Year' for five years running by Seriously Cool magazine. Steve is 493 years old, lives in a golden palace on top of a dormant volcano in Lancashire and never, EVER, tells fibs. He is also the author of the brilliantly funny Danny Baker Record Breaker series for Macmillan Children's Books.You can find out more about Steve on his extremely silly website: www.stevehartley.net and at www.panmacmillan.com/gobstoppers/stevehartley

This is an absolutely fantastic book, full of friendships, rivalries and robots, a perfect mix for any reader looking for a bit of adventure and a lot of fun. Guardian