The Lost Star Chart Kickstarter is live!
The Lost Star Chart Kickstarter is live!
Join a grumpy treasure hunter on a quest for an ancient secret in this gritty, sometimes silly, stand alone space adventure novel.
Hi Everyone,
The Lost Star Chart kickstarter launched today!
I love this book, it’s my favourite one I’ve written (which I feel a little guilty saying because it’s like announcing a favourite child).
The Lost Star Chart is a stand alone novel set in the Encoded Orbits universe—which means there are a few Easter eggs buried in the book from the other novels in that universe. But, The Lost Star Chart is complete story that can be read on it’s own (and it doesn’t end in a cliff hanger, I promise).
Here’s the book description:
Uncovering ancient secrets, evading certain death—welcome to Darla’s daily grind.
Reclusive treasure hunter Darla Oswiu is closing in on the relic she covets the most, the lost star chart to Old Earth— but she’s not the only one who’s after it.
When she discovers someone planted explosives on her spaceship, it's clear that her life of quiet anonymity is over. But Darla is cunning, curmudgeonly, and perhaps a bit paranoid—traits that have kept her alive on the lawless fringes of the galaxy.
To get her relic, she takes on a job that forces her to face her past. Even worse, her newest contact breaches her emotional defences and makes her care—something she vowed never to do again.
With her history haunting her every move, and her isolated heart at risk, can Darla stay one step ahead, or will her past finally catch up with her?
The book is Indiana Jones in space combined with Murderbot—plus there’s a hippo (and who doesn’t love a hippo!).
If this occasionally silly, escapist adventure book sounds like your kinda thing, please support the campaign. And thank you.
Why Kickstarter?
I probably should back up and tell you what Kickstarter is.
Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that helps creators fund projects through contributions from backers. Projects include tech gadgets, art, comics, boardgames (I’ve gotten some great games this way) and books. It uses an all-or-nothing model, meaning creators only get funds if their project meets its goal within a set timeframe.
Backers get to contribute to the development of unique projects that might not exist without their support. At the end of the campaign, backers will receive their reward once it’s made—and The Lost Star Chart is already written, so in this case, rewards will get sent out as quickly as I can.
I know I said earlier my campaign would start on 19 August, but I’ve brought it forward because a big name science fiction author is running her kickstarter right now. It’s Mary Robinette Kowal and I’m a huge fan of her stories (here’s her kickstarter)—she is also going to bring a lot of science fiction readers to the platform and some might check out my campaign.
Cheers,
Jeannette
My Books:
The Lost Star Chart - Kickstarter or Preorder
Hope is the Thing With Feathers - direct or from the shops
Encoded Orbits
Fractured Orbits - direct or from the shops
The Alien Algorithm - direct or from the shops
Subject 34 - direct or from the shops
Settler Chronicles
Day 115 on an Alien World - direct or from the shops
Far Side of the Moon - direct or from the shops
Abandoned Ships, Hijacked Minds - direct or from the shops
The Alien Artifact - direct or from the shops
And if you aren’t already a subscriber, what’s stopping you (especially if you have read this far)?