STRANDED!
An Epic First Contact Adventure!
Two families.
Both stranded.
An unlikely alliance…
that sends waves across the cosmos.
1968. The Vietnam War festers.
Cold War paranoia infects everything.
The Coburn family tries to escape it for the summer.
A canoe adventure in the wilds of Maine.
Only the rain swollen river has other plans.
And sends a teenager on the ride of his life!
Where they learn they are not alone.
First contact never tasted so good.
Until black op mercenaries circle.
On the hunt. Closing in.
Time is running out.
And it becomes crystal clear.
The power of family and friendship…
Is a strength that spans the Universe.
And puts everything into perspective!
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STRANDED - 1960s Retro Fun
MUSIC
The music of the sixties was fabulous, and all over the place thematically. Folk was changing, rock and roll was charging full speed ahead. The surf music was alive, and the British invasion just kept coming.
Do you want to take a trip down memory lane, and listen to the songs the Coburn family would have been grooving to? Oh, and a certain collector of Earth tunes had a fine ear for good vibing music as well!
I have compiled this fab playlist on Spotify, with tons of selections to get you in the 1960's frame of mind (and body and soul!)
BOOKS
Can you judge a chapter by its title?
Well, 49 chapters, all named after book titles that would have been sitting on the shelves of the Coburns book-filled living room! And each title read by one of the Coburns. Here is the collection.
STRANDED!
An Epic First Contact Adventure!
So, what's coming?
STRANDED! My first contact sci-fi story that is both cozy and comfort-food for the mind, and pulse-pounding action for the heart and soul!
Can a Sci-fi adventure story be both cozy and thrilling? Of course, for when the vibes are set and the mood is jelling nicely, that is when a wrench in the works hits you in the pit of the stomach, and makes you care that much more!
Think of Project Hail Mary and the sublime and wonderful relationship between Grace and Rocky, as everything hangs in the balance!
Sign up for my newsletter for updates as STRANDED gets ready to blast off! This is the way a historic first contact should go down. Full of mystery, fun, and adventure. And a little teenage infatuation never hurt anyone... right!?
WAIT, WHERE ARE THE ARCANE ORDER BOOKS?
Yes, there are still some books from my first series (Sage and the Arcane Order) out there in the wild!
And though they were enjoyed by a few people, the sprawling storyline (and sprawling narrative structure!) are being wrangled into a more cohesive unit. Timelines are being simplified to meld the story tighter. This next round of work should allow the robust and colorful universe I imagined to fully blossom into something truly magical!
And if you're on my mailing list, you will be in the loop as the project comes together. And I'll need some beta readers to help round it into final shape.
Stay tuned to this channel!