What an interesting set of entries arrived for the two late Christmas competitions last week. I would love to mention every suggested starship name and prediction for 2122, but it would take up too much space.
A few that stood out include Excelsior, Stellae Regina, The Osprey’s Talon, Ginninderra, and Infinita Libertas. Some of the shipmates’ predictions for 2122 involved Moon and Mars colonies, self-disposing garbage, reliance on renewable energy, and a hope for more tolerance.
The lucky winner of a signed paperback is Glenda Dykstra, and the ebook series winner is Andrew Mata. Congratulations!
Commiserations if you entered but didn’t win. There will always be more competitions, discounts, and free books aboard the starship.
You can also expect more JJ Green books in 2022. Here’s the schedule (patrons receive their copies a few weeks earlier).
Star Legend book 5,The Dauntless 31st March 2022
Space Colony One book 7Restitution 15th May 2022
Star Legend book 6 The Defiant 30th September 2022 (approx)
Star Mage Saga book 8 Galactic Rift 5th December 2022
You can also expect to see more audiobooks from the recording studio (the starship’s airing cupboard).
To feed your reading habit in the meantime, check out these books by author friends.
Featured Books
Something is wrong at Adzari Net Academy. Really wrong.
It all seemed so right—Quinn’s big chance! She’d leave the mud, giant lizards and back-breaking labor behind forever and gain so much more: skills, connections, a job, a real life.
Then Quinn arrives to find the academy under new ownership and everything’s changed. Mean girls, strict schedules and tough teachers aren’t a problem. Quinn’s got the brains, discipline and training to beat them at their own game.
But the new owners raised the stakes and the house always wins. Quinn’s big adventure has become a fight for survival. Light years from home, with no power or backup, how can she endure?
Nab your copy here. (Most bookstores)
Captain Andy Sykes just wants to keep his family in one piece.
Once a combat pilot for the TSF, he gave it all up for love and a family. But two years ago, his wife disappeared, leaving him with two mouths to feed: eight year-old Tim, ten year-old Cara.
When a cargo run to Cruithne Station meets with more than one catastrophe, Andy finds himself accepting an offer a less desperate man would refuse: delivering an illegal AI named Lyssa.
The AI is the property of Heartbridge, a powerful, interplanetary corporation, and they want their latest weapon back. With a private army, gangs, and pirates all vying for the precious cargo Andy carries, it’s going to take everything Andy has to keep his ship flying, his kids safe, and get Lyssa to her destination.
Even if he succeeds, Lyssa’s very existence may spark a war like no other humanity has ever seen.
Snag your copy here (most bookstores).
Stay sane, safe and happy, and enjoy your JJ Green books!