Lee and the Consul Mutants
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Keith Charters
Keith Charters is a British author and publisher.Born in Edinburgh, he grew up in Glasgow where he attended the University of Strathclyde, before he moved to London in 1986, where he lived until 2002. His first novel for children, Lee and the Consul Mutants was published in 2004 and his second,...
, which was originally released by Neil Wilson Publishing in October 2004. Strident Publishing Company
Strident Publishing Company
The Strident Publishing Company is a book publisher founded in 2005 and based in Glasgow. In early 2006 its first two titles Lee and the Consul Mutants and Lee Goes For Gold, both by author Keith A Charters, claimed the number one and number four slots respectively in the Children's Best Sellers...
bought the rights to this book in the summer of 2005. In January 2006 the novel topped the Children's Bestsellers chart in The Herald
The Herald (Glasgow)
The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.The 1889 to 1906 editions...
. It is the first of the Lee series, followed by Lee Goes for Gold
Lee Goes for Gold
Lee Goes For Gold is a comic children's novel by Keith Charters. It is the second in the Lee series, following Lee and the Consul Mutants...
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Plot summary
It is not every day that a part of your body explodes. But ten-year-old Lee's appendix does just that, landing him in hospital. After his operation, Lee discovers that being in hospital has its bright side. But his world turns dark again when he uncovers a fiendish plot by the white-coated Consul Mutants to take over the world.Other kids might quake in their boots at this news, but not Lee. He is determined to save the planet and formulates a cunning plan to stop the alien invasion. Lee and the Consul Mutants is the story of a fearless boy battling against intergalactic odds for the sake of mankind. Lee’s only weapon is his intelligence . . . which is a pity.