Stuck at school, cleo is having a hard time adjusting to her newfound popularity and responsibility. Target practice a teenage version of the egyptian queen has a starspanning adventure. Maihacks conservative designs are also something of a missed opportunity, considering the visual potential of the egypt in space concept. The first book in the cleopatra in space series, target practice, was a florida book award winner, a yalsa great graphic novel for teens, and a yalsa quick pick. But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life. The cleopatra in space book series by mike maihack includes books cleopatra in space, book one. A ton of great creators contributed to it and the best part is you can read it right now. A good twothirds of the book is spent getting cleo and readers up to speed, with the scifi swashbuckling mostly limited to the last of three chapters. The trope is also subverted in that cleo doesnt catch anthony since khensu tells her to back off. Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written since 2014 by mike maihack, and published by graphix, a division of scholastic.
See the complete cleopatra in space series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. The showrunners are doug langdale and fitzy fitzmaurice in the united states, the first five episodes were released on nbcuniversals streaming service peacock on april 15, 2020, for xfinity customers. With lilimar, katie crown, jorge diaz, sendhil ramamurthy. Published by graphix, an imprint of scholastic, june 27, 2017. Secret of the time tablets, by mike maihack cleopatra yes, the original cleopatra travelled from egypt to a far off future in space, where she was greeted by sentient cats, plunged into futuretech military training, and found out she was prophesized to defeat an utterly evil space tyrant warlord, octavian. Cleopatra in space page 2 official site for the comic.
This is a great book for discussing womens roles in ancient times and. The sword and the thief, which is due out in april of 2015, finds cleo failing a training exercise, jeopardizing her friendship her roommate and best friend akila and stalked by a mysterious new student at the academy who is working for the enemy. Viewers can follow cleo as she is transported 30,000 years into the future, to an egyptianthemed planet that is ruled by talking cats and where she discovers she is the prophesied savior of the future world. Pdf epub the thief and the sword cleopatra in space. I would want this book because i love fiction books. The fourth book in the cleopatra in space series, the golden lion, will be out next month. Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future continues a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. Cleopatra s space adventure in the really far future continues a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written since 2014 by mike maihack, and published by graphix, a division of scholastic the premise of the series is that a teenaged queen cleopatra is brought to the far future to attend school and fight a space tyrant together with her friends akila and brian. Teen and tween readers will find themselves completely captivated and feel their heart race alongside cleopatra selenes.
Cleo has time traveled into a strange space atmosphere and basically saved the day in the first book. Target practice cleo is a fun, fearless heroine id love to explore the galaxy with her. Her sixteenth birthday is uneventful and happens in the space between books 3 and 4. Cleopatra in space official site for the comic by mike maihack. But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life, so shes stuck at school, trying to adjust to her newfound popularity and. Mike maihack, author of cleopatra in space scholastic.
But in an attempt to prove their innocence, cleo might actually find out who framed her. See more ideas about cleopatra, space books and book character day. Mike maihack a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. A funny, actionpacked graphic novel featuring fifteenyearold cleopatra yes, that cleopatra whos transported to the future and learns its up to her to save the galaxy. This story begins a whole new chapter in the life of cleo and builds the foundation for the final two books in the series. Animated cleopatra in space adventures are coming to a tv screen near you care of dreamworks animation.
Cleopatra in space is an american animated television series produced by dreamworks animation, based on the graphic novel series of the same name by mike maihack. After being accused of murder at yasiro academy, cleo and some of her friends are forced into hiding. Cleopatra in space is a comedic adventure focusing on the untold story of cleopatra s teenage years. Mike maihack when a young cleopatra finds a mysterious tablet that zaps her to the far, really far future, she learns of an ancient prophecy that says she is destined to save the galaxy from the tyrannical rule. As you might have deduced, with the scholastic name attached to it, cleopatra in space is an allages book revolving around the tales of the cleopatra we know from history with a little. Cleopatra in space series book 2 mike maihack author mike maihack illustrator 2015 secret of the time tablets cleopatra in space series book 3 mike maihack author 2016 the golden lion cleopatra in space series book 4 mike maihack author mike maihack illustrator 2017.
I liked the bright colors in the pictures, and the characters all have a very funny, distinct personalities. The showrunners are doug langdale and fitzy fitzmaurice. The premise of the series is that a teenaged queen cleopatra is brought to the far future to attend school and fight a space tyrant together with her friends akila and brian. Shes become somewhat of a celebrity as she is the center of a prophecy that she will basically save the world from destruction. The thief and the sword released by scholastic book services on may 2015. Cleos fight with anthony in book 2 causes thousands of credits of propety damage. Cleopatra in space 2000 read online free book by mike. It took me 45 minutes to read the 1st book i am done with book 3, i would recommend this book to many kid in the world. Cleopatra smoothly slips into the role of confident, wisecracking, baddiedispatching hero, and the supporting cast falls neatly into place as well. Spotify apple music youtube should also be said, while i do like all of these songs, the soundtracks arent.
But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life, so shes stuck at school, trying to adjust to her newfound popularity and responsibility. Target practice, a 170 page, fullcolor graphic novel of all new material is available now wherever books are sold. This book and the first book was the best series i have ever read so far, as a kid i love it it is amazing first time reading it my mind exploded i was a reading machine once i read the first 5 pages of cleopatra in space. The thief and the sword, cleopatra in space, book three. In part two of his interview, mike maihack art gives a shoutout to comic book creator tony cliff, the fan who drew him a new character for his cleopatra in space series she appears around page 236, and libraries, of course. Target practice, cleo is determined to get it back, but her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life. A mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. Cleopatra in space series by mike maihack goodreads. For childrens book week, i drew an allnew twopage cleopatra in space story for every child a reader called story club. Cleopatra in space in the first volume collecting an original mike maihack story based on his web comic of the same name that is being published by scholastic. Cleopatra in spaceseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. I want to be helpful to whoever is thinking about buying this book.
Mike lives in lutz, florida, with his his wife, two boys, and one ornery siamese cat. Target practice, and shes determined to get it back. Cleopatra in space official site for the comic by mike. Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future continues. And with permission, im happy to share any colored masterpieces. When a mysterious thief steals the ancient sword cleo recovered in cleopatra in space. The thief and the sword is the second book in the graphic novel series cleopatra in space. If you read this book already please be sure to share your thoughts and ideas with other people so you can share how wonderful of a book this is. Apr 01, 2015 the thief and the sword is the second book in the graphic novel series cleopatra in space. Cleopatra in space 1 cleopatra in space 2 cleopatra in space 3 cleopatra in space 4 cleopatra in space 5 cleopatra in space 6. Its part of a collection of short stories under the theme of one world, many stories. Mike maihack, author of cleopatra in space scholastic, part 2.
Cleopatra in space page 2 official site for the comic by. Secret of the time tablets released by scholastic book services on april 2016. Target practice 2014, isbn 9780545528436, the thief and the. Cleopatra in space is a graphic novel by mike maihack its a funny, action packed, book. Cleopatra in space is a book series of graphic novels written by mike. Apr 28, 2015 cleopatra in space is one of my favorite books in the world. Did you know there are soundtracks for each cleopatra in space book. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Parents may want to read cleopatras moon alongside their children, particularly younger ones, as it has many disturbing scenes and complicated topics. Cleopatra s space adventure in the really far future continues. Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future conti.
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