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Tyrone writer Kyle Spence says he has worked for two years on his new novel 'Go Baby Go' which is selling well following its release in Feburary.

Kyle, a former pupil of Cookstown High School, describes it as a quirky sci-fi crime story about a sassy thief from West Belfast who has been hired by the Department of Justice to take on the Space Mafia and a team of professional rocket thieves.

"The reason that I made the protagonist from West Belfast is because science fiction has a tendency to be very dry and it was something that I wanted to stay away from when writing this book, and I thought what better way to keep it light hearted than to give the protagonist the sass and dark wit inherent in our little corner of the world, so I based her personality on a girl I used to work with who was sass incarnate,” he said.

He's been writing for 20 years - "I love doing it" - and penned six drafts of the new book before being satisfied with it.

Kyle Spence with his new book 'Go Baby Go' which is now on sale.

Tyrone writer Kyle Spence pens a new ‘quirky’ sci-fi book that’s selling well