The Comet's Curse

A Galahad Book

Galahad (Volume 1 of 6)

Dom Testa

Tor Teen

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When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in its wake. Suddenly, mankind is confronted with a virus that devastates the adult population. Only those under the age of eighteen seem to be immune. Desperate to save humanity, a renowned scientist proposes a bold plan: to create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system. Two years later, the Galahad and its crew—none over the age of sixteen—is launched.

Two years of training have prepared the crew for the challenges of space travel. But soon after departing Earth, they discover that a saboteur is hiding on the Galahad! Faced with escalating acts of vandalism and terrorized by threatening messages, sixteen-year-old Triana Martell and her council soon realize that the stowaway will do anything to ensure that the Galahad never reaches its destination. The teens must find a way to neutralize their enemy. For if their mission fails, it will mean the end of the human race….

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There are few sights more beautiful. For all of the spectacular sunsets along a beach, or vivid rainbows arcing over a mist-covered forest, or high mountain pastures exploding with wildflowers, nothing could compare to this. This embraced every breath taking scene. Mother Earth, in all of her supreme glory, spinning in a showcase of wonder. No picture, no television image, no movie scene could ever do her justice. From two hundred miles up it’s spellbinding, hypnotic.

Which made saying good-bye even more difficult.

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Irvington Public Library  rated it  
Jun 23, 2011
A comet leaves particles that slowly kills adults, so people on the Earth decide to send teens into space to keep our species alive. Pretty quickly, things start to go wrong, as the crew and Roc (the ship's computer that's embedded with adult human traits and a sense of humor that's quirky) try to ...more
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Jennifer  rated it  
Nov 29, 2009
Reviewed by alisharo for TeensReadToo.com

THE COMET'S CURSE is about survival and 251 teens sent to save mankind.

When the Bhaktul comet passes through the Earth's atmosphere, many think it is just another beautiful light show. Never would anyone have guessed the devastating ou ...more
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Inkbitten  rated it  
Jan 13, 2012
Judged By The Cover: Something I have never seen before

Many, many covers have a girl or guy with thier heads cut off, but this book actually has heads! Plus it has two people on the cover! Which is different from many covers that have that girl or guy with there heads cut off. I also lik ...more
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DOM TESTA, of Denver, Colorado, has been a radio show host since 1977, and currently is a co-host of the popular “Dom and Jane Show” on Mix 100 in Denver. A strong advocate of literacy programs for children, he regularly visits Colorado schools. Dom began the Big Brain Club to encourage students to overcome the peer pressure that often prevents them from achieving their true potential.

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The Comet's Curse
A Galahad Book
Galahad (Volume 1 of 6)
Dom Testa

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Teen
March 2010
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780765360779
ISBN10: 0765360772
Young Adult Fiction
5 3/16 x 8 inches, 240 pages
Age Range: 13 and up
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ISBN: 9780765321077
ISBN10: 0765321076
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5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 240 pages
Age Range: 13 and up
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