It’s the year 2100. Earth is dying. A young woman, Elsie, has risked everything to get her newborn son, Will, aboard ‘The Mayflower’ – a spaceship that will transport a select number of people to a new planet they can call home. Elsie’s luck takes a turn when she discovers the captain of ‘The Mayflower’ is an old friend. He allows her to board with her son, giving them a place on the luxurious Floor One, where they live amongst the most honoured of ‘The Mayflower’s’ passengers.

Thirteen years later, and Will is ready to start school at Space Academy, an institute specialising in subjects such as Alien Studies, Technology, and Rocket Control. While a pupil there, Will starts to uncover secrets about his father’s death, becoming wrapped in a mystery that he and his friends must solve if they are to have any hope of saving humanity from the threat that lies in wait.

Lose yourself in this brilliantly addictive novel as it takes you on a journey through the stars. But be warned – you might be surprised by what you find.

Purchase Links

UK – https://amazon.co.uk/Space-Academy-Hannah-Hopkins-ebook/dp/B0883G654X

US – https://amazon.com/Space-Academy-Hannah-Hopkins-ebook/dp/B0883G654X

My Review

I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

Space Academy has some good ideas, but there’s so much left unsaid. There is mention of a war and something about the AIs rebelling, but not much else except that people had to leave Earth. There is a ship named The Mayflower that the characters are from, but at some point other ships are mentioned. I was a bit confused.

The story about Will and his friends is a good one. They end up having a strong bond by the end of the school year after going through so much together.

Although I enjoyed the story about Will and friends, I was left with many questions such as how the Space Academy was able to be a clear bubble and never get damaged, how the rocket races worked inside The Mayflower, why robots were still being used if there was a rebellion, and so much more. If there are more books in this series, I’ll be tempted to read them to see if any of these questions are answered.

About the Author

In 2017, Hannah Hopkins released a self-published novel entitled ‘The Split’; the story of four teenagers navigating life after Earth as they journey through space to a new planet. Two years later, the book was picked up by ‘The Conrad Press’ and re-vamped as ‘Space Academy,’ with a new cover, new title and new additions to the story. ‘Space Academy’ was released in 2020, kickstarting Hannah’s career as a writer.

 Hannah is currently busy writing a historical fiction novel with a feminist twist. She spends the rest of her time working at a University and caring for her two young children in the UK.

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