Jack Strong and the Red Giant revolves around a young twelve year old boy, called Jack Strong. One day after getting beaten-up by the school bully he runs away from home, only to find himself face-to-face with an alien spaceship. Once on board, he must overcome his lack of confidence and low self-esteem in order to become accustomed to his strange, almost magical surroundings and get on with his new alien 'shipmates." Crash-landing on a barren, volcano-infested planet in the shadow of a super-massive Red Giant Star, he must do all that he can to ensure not just his survival but also the lives of his new found friends. Jack Strong and the Red Giant is the first in a five book series that will follow Jack and his friends as they battle the rise of dark and sinister forces across the universe.