Chasing The Stars: Malorie Blackman - Softcover

[This] gripping story has plenty of strong emotions to play with: love, hate, fear, jealousy and more than a dash of betrayal. (Telegraph)

A combination of Star Trek, Ten Things I Hate About You and a murder mystery. What's not to like? (Tony Bradman Guardian)

Full of nail-biting adventure, interstellar conflict and then passion . . . keeps us guessing to the last. (Nicolette Jones The Sunday Times - Children's Book of the Week)

The former Children's Laureate is never afraid to tackle challenging issues . . . a thrilling love story. (Mail on Sunday - Children's Book of the Month)

...with love, danger, treachery, jealousy and tragedy . . . I read it in two breathless sittings and I absolutely loved it. (Fiona Noble The Bookseller)

A gripping two-hander. (Alex O'Connell The Times - Children's Book of the Week)

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.