''Tommy Storm and the Galactic Knights'' is the second novel in the Tommy Storm series, written by

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author A.J. Healy. Set three years after the first

Tommy Storm ''Tommy Storm'' is the first novel by Irish author A.J. Healy. The protagonist is Tommy Storm, a boy, aged 11½, who experiences friendship and a love for his planet only when he is sent far away from Earth with four other Earth kids, to a sch ...

, Tommy and his friends travel across the universe searching for answers about the TFC. They must escape the evil Nack Jickilson, and seek help from the Beast of Hellsbells. Unbeknownst to them, A-Sad-Bin-Liner is planning to destroy thousands of planets, including Earth. Tommy Storm and the Galactic Knights, abbreviated TS2, was published in

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on 24 September 2009, by UK publisher, Quercus.

Reception

In a mixed review, the '' Sunday Mercury'' said, "Tommy Storm is not a particularly likeable character, and although this book is riddled with intelligent crossreferences meant to amuse, it just comes across as though it's trying too hard to impress. Billed as a comedy adventure, it's not that funny and the adventure is confusing. However, being confusing means that it's unpredictable to the end, and it is heart-warming in parts." Mary Shine Thompson of the ''

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'' praised the book, writing, "The book is crammed with characters with names such as A-Sad-Bin-Liner and the kind of smart-alec ripostes, puns (there's a Straddlevarious violin) and exclamations that many youngsters find hilarious."

References

External links

The ''Tommy Storm'' website
2009 Irish novels 2009 children's books Irish children's novels Children's science fiction novels Sequel novels Quercus (publisher) books Children's books set in the 2090s Children's books set in outer space {{2000s-child-sf-novel-stub