Gemini Force One
A rescue series completed from Gerry Anderson's notes.
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Gerry Anderson, the television producer and writer, conceived the Gemini Force One science fiction book series before his 2012 death. The project was first revealed on his official website in July 2013. Author M. G. Harris later finished the books, using Anderson's own notes and outlines.
Quick Facts
- Books
- Black Horizon
- Ghost Mine
- White Storm
- Author
- M. G. Harris
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Publisher
- Orion Children's Books
- Published
- starting February 2015
- Format
- Print (Paperback)
Facts from the source article.
Development
After Gerry Anderson died in December 2012, his son Jamie Anderson approached children's book author M. G. Harris to help finish the started book series. A Kickstarter campaign launched on 5 September 2013 with a goal of £24,350 (about $39,000). By the deadline on 5 October 2013, the project had raised £33,463 (about $53,000). Harris's agent Robert Kirby then negotiated a publishing deal with Orion Publishing Group, and the first book, Black Horizon, was announced for release by Orion Children's Books in 2015. Designer/illustrator Andrew Probert was brought on to design the craft of the Gemini Force fleet.
Installments
Ben is determined to join but must first prove himself to his mother. In the next installment, Ben becomes a member but continues to be affected by his parents' deaths. The team responds to a mining disaster in South Africa involving illegal ghost miners, where the company Auron refuses to help locate them. Ben must decide whom to trust as Gemini Force attempts the mission. In a later story, Ben and his friends face danger from hostile ice and storms during their most grueling mission yet.
Reception
Black Horizon received widely positive reviews. Starburst Magazine praised M.G. Harris as a very skilled storyteller who weaves narrative strands into a compelling experience. A young reviewer on the Guardian's Children's Book site described it as a really fun book that will never get old. Reviewers frequently compared the book to Anderson's previous TV series Thunderbirds, with What Culture calling it the true successor to Thunderbirds' crown.
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