Aliens Made Me Do It

David Macphail has worked as a chicken wrangler, a ghost-tour guide, and a waiter on a tropical island, and he now has the sensible job of writing about yetis, Vikings, mad aliens and the funny side of history. David is the author of the Lollies-nominated Thorfinn the Nicest Viking series, the Top-Secret Grandad series, the Velda the Awesomest Viking series, An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland and An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland. He lives in Perthshire, Scotland.

'Hilarious, madcap and frantic'Joanna Nadin''A proper adventure with cliffhangers, explosions and surprises galore!Ever wondered how you'd cope if (bossy) aliens landed in the garden and demanded to be taken to your leader? That's what happens to Hillman. They crush his dad's pride and joy, a 1978 Ford Anglia, in the process and things only get crazier from there.With her robot servant Silver at her side, armed with a custard blaster, Princess Cassiopeia is determined to save Earth from the much more ruthless Prince Perseus, also newly arrived with his robot Bronz and expecting his spaceship fleet to join them, and then wipe out our planet. Others involved in the adventure are Roz, junior bank robber accidentally teamed up with Prince Perseus, her grandad and his fellow users of the Sunny View Day Care Centre.Despite the silliness, this is a proper adventure with cliffhangers, explosions and surprises galore, including some particularly enjoyable twists at the end, and a fair bit of social comment too. Rory Walker has fun with the illustrations and there's lots to enjoy in this madcap story.' LoveReading4Kids