Do Robots Get Space Sick?

Do Robots Get Space Sick? book cover — Dear readers In a time of universal prosperity technology and good will Earth is still the home base for a thriving human civilization which has spread across 50 or so planets In addition to these colonies the people of Earth are on friendly terms with hundreds of alien civilizations Some of these aliens are humanoid some are animal-like and a few are truly unique Almost all the civilizations Earth is in contact with are friendly and military aggression is extremely rare but that has not always been the case For many generations conflicts and misunderstandings led to a galaxy in continual war But this all began to change in U-year 13,154,333,701 when a visionary alien named Eno Therru called all the alien civilizations together for the first Galaxy Games With a mix of space science facts and science-fiction fun the Galaxy Games series stars 12-year-old twins Gemma and Jones Team Earth’s very own out-of-this-world athletes The twins travel from planet to planet with their teammates to compete in the biannual Galaxy Games This series is nonsequential so you can enjoy them in any order And when the reading fun is done there’s lots of bonus stuff to dive into including jokes fun facts scientist bios websites to visit and more These books are a real blast Happy reading Rourke Educational Media 3

Do Robots Get Space Sick? — page 1 — Chapter 1 Starve Or Barf July 23 2238 Lunar Galaxy Games Village Don’t eat that Gemma shouted to her twin brother Jones Jones sighed dramatically and set down the blueberry muffin in his hand Do you want it he asked his sister Sure Thanks While her eyes were focused on the giant muffin on its way to her mouth Jones quietly pulled a stick of celery from his pocket and started to raise it WHACK Gemma karate-chopped the celery and it tumbled to the floor Jones held his head in his hands I’m so hungry My stomach is eating itself Uhmm uu okay Gemma mumbled 6

Do Robots Get Space Sick? — page 2 — with a mouth full of blueberry muffin Can I at least have something to drink Some orange juice maybe Gemma swallowed her bite I’d stick to water if I were you Jones grabbed his glass and took a sip It tastes like nothing Can you at least tell me what the muffin tastes like Describe it for me Give me a break Gemma said It’s only been a day since you’ve eaten Not even But I feel like I’m dying Relax Human bodies can survive weeks without food Not mine I’m a growing boy Finished with her muffin Gemma got up to toss away the wrapper While she wasn’t looking Jones pressed his thumb to the seven crumbs left on the table As Jones was sucking the crumbs off his thumb the rest of Team Earth entered the break room all carrying trays piled with heaping plates of breakfast 7

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