Roswell Johnson Saves the World! : Book 1: An action-packed adventure from the bestselling author of The Land of Stories

Author: Colfer, Chris

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2

Published on 8 May 2025 by Hachette Children's Group (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Roswell Johnson' series.

Paperback | 464 pages
196 x 131 x 37 | 398g

The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, action-packed adventure to save the world! Perfect for fans of Guardians of the Galaxy. Eleven-year-old Roswell Johnson is obsessed with space and life beyond our planet. So, when he's accidentally abducted in a spaceship, it feels like his biggest dream has come true - aliens are real!With the sinister General Xelic and his evil army of Reptoids planning to attack Earth, Roswell must team up with a quirky group of other-worldly beings: a Mantis with a fear of germs, a Cyborg programmed to take everything literally, a telepathic Pleiadean, two bickering Grays, and an overly confident Fungarian.

Can Roswell and his eccentric gang of alien adventurers save Earth from invasion?Or is life as we know it doomed?