A primary school teacher has launched their first novel as part one of a new sci-fi trilogy. Following its release it has received a number of 5-star reviews as it climbs the best-selling books charts on Amazon.

Drawing on his personal experience as a teacher and his own late dyslexia diagnosis, Batchelor has created an engaging, fast-paced young adult novel that blends moral complexity with extraterrestrial intrigue — and is set to become a standout title in UK science fiction this year.

Author and educator Dan Batchelor is hitting the road this summer and autumn to meet readers, sign books, and talk all things sci-fi as he celebrates the release of his debut novel Jack Palmer: A New Order.