by Bethany Maines
Welcome to a brave new age - the future! When my co-writers and I agreed to collaborate on Galactic Dreams - a series of sci-fi fairy tale adaptations - we had no idea that the project would stretch into three volumes. Galactic Dreams (from Blue Zephyr Press) is a unique shared universe that I, along with my co-writers, J.M. Phillippe and Karen Harris Tully, developed and set the rules for, and then set our own stories within that universe. In Volume 3, we've adapted some classic fairy tales: Beauty & the Beast, Hansel & Gretel, and Jack & the Beanstalk.
As you can imagine, agreeing on rules, let alone deciding what they are can be quite challenging. Particularly, since sci-fi is not a genre I generally write in. I enjoy sci-fi. I read a good deal of it when I was a teenager. And don't get me wrong I have plenty of weird ideas, but I'm more in the Flash Gordon style of sci-fi—toss in some jet packs and some fantastic costumes and I'm all set. My more fact-adherent co-writers seem to prefer that gravity not take a vacation without an explanation. (So picky!) However, I have to admit that their insistence on basing my science in... you know... science has been beneficial to my stories.
In this volume, all of our stories are intertwined through a time traveling villain, which added a whole new level of headache to keeping our stories and science straight. We also decided to do a phased release plan—releasing the individual stories first and then the collection. My book, The Beast of Arsu, is out now. And the next two installments will be released by September, with the digital collection following shortly thereafter. As with any group project it's been hard to keep track of all the details. But despite the very literal headaches, I have enjoyed the challenge of writing in this genre, and I hope other sci-fi fans will enjoy these stories as well.
Galactic Dreams Vol. 3 contains three novels and each tale is a chapter in a connected tale of villainy, time travel, and the consequences of hate. Journey through these sci-fi fairy tales today!
The Beast of Arsu (Beauty & the Beast) -
Bethany Maines - When Bella Glass is thrown a 140 years into the future she finds a world she doesn’t recognize and love in Kai Craig, a man fighting against the effects of a bomb that turns him into a rage-filled beast. But someone else has traveled into the past and Bella must choose between preventing a devastating alteration of the timeline and a love she was never meant to have.
Read Chapter 1 >>>
https://bethanymaines.com/galactic-dreams/A Trail of Stardust (Hansel & Gretel) - J.M. Phillippe - When the Hexx siblings, Rax and Lex, are forced to flee into
space by their malevolent step-mother, Hila, they have no idea what is waiting
for them and a damaged space craft throws them from the frying pan into the
oven. Captured by pirates, Lex and Rax are facing certain death and the only
way out is to rely on each other, but what will be waiting for them at home?
Break the Sky (Jack & the Beanstalk) - Karen Harris Tully - When Jakarta "Jak" Moon climbed up the giant elevator that leads to the low-orbiting space station above her irradiated planet, she has one goal—don't die. But when she returns to the ground, she finds herself targeted by the winged-dictator known as the Godmother. Now Jak is on the hook to climb through the clouds and bring back the treasures the Godmother craves or she, and her planet, could face destruction.
Buy Beast of Arsu Now
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Bethany Updates:
Blue Christmas received a Maincrest Media Award! It was also a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards and an award winning screenplay.
The Second Shot Audio Book is now available!
Buy Now: https://books2read.com/Moonlight-Misadventure
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Bethany Maines is the award-winning author of the Carrie Mae Mysteries, San Juan Islands Mysteries, Shark Santoyo Crime Series, and numerous short stories. When she's not traveling to exotic lands, or kicking some serious butt with her black belt in karate, she can be found chasing her daughter or glued to the computer working on her next novel. You can also catch up with her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and BookBub.
Congrats on the new book and making it work with three of you setting the ground rules and doing the writing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Bethany. Impressive accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteWow! I can imagine writing with another person, but three?!! That's an incredible accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new book!
Bethany, three authors; that's outstanding and must include phenomenal discipline. The stories sound incredible. Well done, and will check them out.
ReplyDeleteSounds fascinating!
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