Four very special boys residing in an orphanage are suddenly called upon for a very important mission in space. Not an everyday occurrence, Rob, Will, Matt and Kris knew instinctively that they were cut out for the job at hand. Even though they were not aware of their parents’ background as space rangers, big adventures, both in space and on planet Earth, were in their blood.

The Galaxy Boys and The Sphere by Andrew Steele is a really special book, written with children in mind. It is driven by such individual and personal feelings that no one can fail to love the four protagonists, the Roar boys, formed around the image of the author’s own sons, to whom the book is dedicated. Each of the Roar brothers has special characteristics, and as a unit they make a brave stance.

A young girl is stranded on the moon, with only a few hours of oxygen remaining; the Roar brothers’ mission is to save her, and then her mother, a senator, in order to restore order in the galaxy. The boys also hope to find their own parents, presumed lost somewhere in the galaxy, but this last mission proves to be harder than they first imagined.

An easy but deep story about space travel, featuring many unique and original characters, such as robots and enemies, coming from several different planets, also depicting various means of exciting transportation.

Emerging from the story are four brave boys, with whom every child could identify. This easily read, fast-paced book offers up a fantastic setting, with no end of surprises, for all children with a sense of adventure at heart.

Andrew Steele has promised further adventures with the Roar brothers in the future, and he is already preparing for their return to the galaxy for more action-packed fun and shenanigans.

The Galaxy Boys and The Sphere can be viewed as the new saga for children, which boasts that it can reach each and every one of us on planet Earth, because of the simplicity of the story and the strength of the characters.