Lunar Blitz

By Jeff Chen

Book #1 in the Ultraball series

A quarterback's quest for victory risks the future of a lunar colony.

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320 pages

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Bookroo's summary

On the moon, Ultraball is more than a game—it's survival. Strike Sazaki, a star quarterback, seeks a championship win with the help of Boom, a mysterious player from the exiled Dark Siders. But distrust brews among teammates, and rumors of betrayal threaten their unity. As tensions rise, Strike must unite his team or risk losing not just the Ultrabowl, but the future of their colony. Can he navigate the treacherous field of alliances and secrets to secure victory?

From the publisher

Enter the exhilarating game of Ultraball—fly over pass rushers and explode into slingshot zones—through Jeff Chen’s dazzling future world on the moon. Here Ultraball is life, and survival is all that matters. Perfect for sci-fi and sports fans alike. Strike Sazaki loves defying gravity on the moon in his Ultrabot suit. He’s the best quarterback in the league, but while Strike’s led the Taiko Miners to the Ultrabowl three years in a row, each one has ended in defeat. This year, Strike thinks he’s finally found the missing piece to his championship quest: a mysterious girl who could be his new star rocketback. But Boom comes from the Dark Siders, a mass of people who left the United Moon Colonies to live in exile. And not all his teammates are happy sharing a field with her. When rumors surface of a traitor on the Miners, Strike isn’t sure who he can trust. If Strike can’t get his teammates to cooperate and play together, they’ll lose more than just the Ultrabowl. The stake of the colony’s future is on his shoulders.

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