Rescue Me!

I know, you probably just starting singing the Fontalla Bass song from the movie Air America when you read that title. I know I did when I wrote it 🙂

Anyhow, just a heads up that Rescue has been through its first, second, and third iteration. It’s now in the hands of a beta reader. I hope to hear back from him soon, so I can wrap it up.

Rescue is shorter than my previous novels, clocking in at only 50,000 words. To give you an idea of normal book length, Surveyor was at 102,000 words. Most SciFi is over 100,000 words. But this is different. First, it’s really a Young Adult (YA) novel told from the perspective of a 15 year old, whose mom goes missing on a Primary Survey.

You’ve met the guy before, in Trekker. And Meri shows up as a 13-year-old (who gets in trouble).

I think you’ll enjoy.

Also, it’s the first novel in which I’ve been able to claim the Pink Flamingo Universe logo for a book. For those not in the know, to get a PFU logo, you have to write a scene (or several) in which pink flamingos are apex predators. You should see what my pink flamingos do to velociraptors!

I know, I know. When will it be available? First, I need to get the cover art done (and approved by me). Fortunately, my cover artist is really good, but unfortunately, he’s so good he’s busy. That means it’ll be over a week before he can get to me. We work well together, so it shouldn’t be more than a couple of weeks before the art is approved. Then I need to format the bloody thing and upload it to Amazon and IngramSpark (for bookstores).

As with all my other work, Rescue will be released in both paperback and e-book (Kindle). Those wanting a signed copy can purchase one here (I think – I’ll have to figure out the logistics). I haven’t decided as to how to release the audiobook – let Amazon do its AI magic or record it myself. TBD.