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Sanctuary on Planet Android out now!

Sanctuary on Planet Android out now!

Finally, the day has come! Sanctuary on Planet Android is out, which means that the Planet Android trilogy is fully complete! The book is available as an ebook at many retailers, and can be ordered as a paperback via Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It’s making its way through to library e-rental systems, and will be there soon. Check your retailer of choice at https://books2read.com/PlanetAndroid3

This trilogy started out as a fun little project, but quickly grew into something more complicated. Sanctuary is the most personal volume for me: it is inspired by some challenges I’ve faced in my life. I found the writing process to be cathartic. I hope it can be cathartic for some readers too.

Sanctuary on Planet Android cover - A pink female android against a nebula background

Blurb:

The race is on. Who will arrive at Research Colony 227C first: a rescue ship from the Orion Navy, or space pirates intent on taking the planet’s rare and valuable androids?

Laura wants nothing more than to look after her ill spouse, but the pressures of command weigh upon her. How can she balance all of her conflicting responsibilities?

Damon wishes they could support their wife more, but adjusting to sudden onset chronic illness in the form of gravity sickness is a challenge that keeps them occupied.

Meanwhile, the android Capella has learned of her unusual connection to the young clone of Dr Neale, Bex. How much of herself should she share with those she feels a connection to, and how much does she risk by putting those connections first?

When visitors arrive in orbit, more than one person on 227C is challenged by who has arrived, and rescue becomes a far more complex prospect than they expected.

Laura, Damon, and their friends have life-changing decisions to make, ones that will change the fate of Research Colony 227C forever.

Sanctuary on Planet Android is a queer found family sci fi romance with a F/F/NB throuple in a green flag romance.

Triggers:

  • Violence
  • Death
  • Drug use in the context of medical care
  • New onset environment-driven chronic illness
  • Chronically ill characters being seen as less capable by some
  • Misgendering of a nonbinary individual
  • Light detailing of emotional abuse of a minor
  • Infertility
  • Sexual content (with full consent of all participants)
  • Rather a lot of swearing

Other Worlds ~ a sci-fi anthology

Other Worlds ~ a sci-fi anthology

The Other Worlds: Star Lore & Moon Myths sci-fi anthology has been out for a little while. I have my paperback copy now, and it’s gorgeous. If you’re going to pick up a copy, I highly recommend getting the paperback. But if ebooks are your thing, you can find it at many retailers for a very reasonable price.

My story in the anthology is called ‘Those Who Touch the Spaces Outside the Universe’ (read an excerpt here). It’s an exploratory story written in a new world. I’d like to expand this story in the future. For now, though, you can get a taster in this anthology, and also read seven other stories by excellent writers.

Writing news

In other news, I’ve finished writing the draft of book 3 of the Planet Android trilogy (without the use of GenAI, by the way; I still write my books with my own brain and fingers). I’m going to let it sit for a moment, then crack into the revisions soon. Book 3 is titled Sanctuary on Planet Android. It’s currently sitting at about the same length as book 2, but we’ll see what happens in revisions.

I’ve also been working on another project that I can’t talk about yet, but I’m really excited to share it with you at the right time. Watch this space.

Statement on the world

I also just wanted to take a moment to state my thoughts on the world. I’ve been quiet on socials lately. Partly that’s because I’ve been hunkering down getting work done. But it’s also because there are so many awful things going on in the world, and I’ve felt weird about promoting my books in this climate. I also have thoughts about how strange it feels to talk about social injustices on accounts meant to promote my own economic interests (namely by encouraging book sales).

But I assure you that outside book promoting spaces I am not silent. I abhor what’s going on in Gaza, and Sudan, and Congo, and the United States. Looking after people, keeping them safe, and keeping them fed should never be something that we question. It should be what we do by default. No political situation can justify the erosion of rights, and certainly not the starvation of children.

So, that’s my 2 cents.

That’s all for today. I’m going to get back to work now. And also find a new aid organisation to send a bit of money to.

Upcoming scifi anthology – Other Worlds

Upcoming scifi anthology – Other Worlds

Hello friends! I’m excited to announce that my novelette Those Who Touch the Spaces Outside the Universe will be appearing in a scifi anthology later in the year. The anthology is entitled Other Worlds: Star Lore & Moon Myths, and it is up for preorder now.

Here’s the blurb:

What awaits us out there in the vast cosmos beyond the moon? Is it love or heartache? Friendship or betrayal? The courage to fight another day or simply the hope for a brighter tomorrow? Find out where our curiosity leads as we discover Other Worlds waiting to be explored.

Featuring stories by:
Ben Logsdon
Erica Rue
R Lynn Hanks
Amber Toro
Calanthe Colt
Ilias Siametis
Amy Marie Ayres
Alana Faye Wilson

My own story is a hidden identity, ragtag crew adventure with hints of romance. The anthology as a whole has stories from many scifi subgenera, with the linking theme that amongst the beauty and the terror of the cosmos, the most beautiful thing of all is human (or alien) connection.

Other Worlds will be out on 26 June. The ebook is set at the lowest price currently possible in each market, which is a bargain for a collection of eight short stories and novelettes. The book will also be out in paperback, which I think will be well worth it, because look at this gorgeous cover!

OTHER WORLDS cover
Mysteries of Planet Android out today!

Mysteries of Planet Android out today!

My latest scifi romance book, Mysteries of Planet Android, is out today! You can find it at your preferred retailer here.

Mysteries of Planet Android is a scifi romance murder mystery with a grumpy x sunshine pairing in a forced proximity green flag romance.

Blurb:

The crew of the Sunda Tiger is stranded on Research Colony 227C. They have no ship. No comms. And no choice but to work with their android hosts despite all their lingering doubts.

Shaula wants to focus on the androids’ missing memories, but she is instead assigned to the salvage of the Sunda Tiger. Can she succeed in this group project? Of all androids, she is the least likely to get along with people, particularly chatty, upbeat humans…

Faolán, also assigned to the salvage crew as security, is trying his best to buoy the spirits of the group. Though even he’s finding it hard as interpersonal conflicts arise, and he has his own worries about medical care. It doesn’t help when certain grumpy androids start making his life more complicated…

Just when they all think things couldn’t get any worse, tragedy strikes in the form of murder. Shaula and Faolán must work together to identify the murderer in the salvage crew and bring them to justice. Who wants the salvage to fail, and why? What is the murderer trying to hide? With the androids’ memories compromised, any one of them could have been used as the murder weapon.

Even Shaula herself.

I’m pretty happy with this book. Faolán and Shaula’s story has been fun to write. I hope you enjoy it!

Writing and life update

Writing and life update

I am working on book 2 of the Planet Android series, Mysteries of Planet Android. The book is drafted, has been through the first round of revisions, and has received both beta feedback and a sensitivity read. The next step is to take in the feedback and complete the next draft.

A new look

A new look

Hi there! Today I have an assortment of small updates.

  • I’ve spruced up the website a wee bit. I hope you like it. I’ve been making some of my social posts more space-themed in honour of my Planet Android series, and I thought I’d alter the website to match.
  • Goddess Found has been selected as one of the 300 books in this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off.

That’s all for now.

FREE fantasy novelette – Hunter Ascendant

FREE fantasy novelette – Hunter Ascendant

I can’t believe we are almost at the end of the year. Where did the time go?

I have been working on a special project, a prequel novelette for my book Goddess Found. The novelette is called Hunter Ascendant and it is available now. You can get your free fantasy novelette if you join my mailing list.

About Hunter Ascendant:

Jack is backpacking around a foreign country to have some fun before he goes to mage tech. He’s got his life after this holiday planned out. Sort of. But then fate comes knocking in a most unexpected way.
He figured this holiday would help him learn more about himself. He just didn’t know how much there would be to learn.
Get your FREE copy of Hunter Ascendant