2025年全新登場的爆笑中階小說《Scarlet: Defender of the Universe》，由新銳作者 James Davis 創作，並由Dotty Sutton全書黑白插畫。故事從一則刊在《The Beano》後頁的徵人廣告開始——Scarlet原本只是想向弟弟證明那是騙局，卻意外成為「宇宙守護者」。九歲的Scarlet與夥伴Jasper、可愛外星生物Pom-Pom，以及聰明機器人Bot，一同展開銀河冒險，對抗為了一杯熱可可不惜毀滅地球的外星種族。敘事語氣直接對話讀者，幽默自嘲，節奏明快。被譽為中階版《銀河便車指南》的歡樂科幻。New for 2025, an incredibly funny illustrated story for childrenThe funniest book of the year from an incredibly exciting new voice in children’s fiction!Are you sitting comfortably? Are you fantasising about bamboo? Do you have black and white fur? Are you huge and cute and cuddly-looking? Well, put this book down, because you are a panda, and this is not a book for pandas.This is a story about a girl called Scarlet. She’s nine years old, just like you, if you’re nine. If you’re not nine, then she’s more like someone else who is nine. She has red hair, just like you, unless your hair is brown. She is 127 centimetres tall, just like you, unless you’re taller or shorter. Her favourite colour is green, just like you, u
