Update on Casindra Lost
Casindra Lost is coming out in Standard and Largeprint paperback editions too, as well as hardcover and audiobook.In the absence of technical glitches, paperback and hardbacks should be available for order on Amazon the first week of December in time for delivery by Christmas anywhere in the world. Introductory pricing will be at the minimum Amazon allows (rounded up to the next .99 so I make a few cents on it in bookstore sales).
The price thus looks like being USD12.99 for the standard print (~320pp) and USD17.99 for the large print (~500pp) - and something close to the equivalent value in other countries/currencies. They are expected to rise to $16.99 and $24.99 in the new year.
The eBook is currently in Kindle Unlimited for borrowing (KENPC ~450pp), and is priced on Amazon at USD3.99 but expected to rise to USD6.99 in the new year. Soon there will be an audioBook, whose pricing will matched to eBook pricing due to being AI-narrated (and the eBook has to leave KU due to licensing and exclusivity requirements).
Advance Review Copies (ARC and e-ARC) are now available.
Book Detail Panel
Casindra Lost (Lost Mission Series 1)
by Marti Ward
A 3.5 year mission from which they'll never return...
A 2.5 million lightyear journey to another galaxy...
A 1.5 member crew comprising a solitary captain and a half-baked AI…
This is a hard science fiction book/series that would particular appeal to young adults interested in science – including psychology, space science and AI.
It will also have a particular appeal to old timers who appreciate the 'real science' explorations of Asimov and Clarke, with shades of McCaffery.
Mission 1 (SS Casindra), does not feature YA protagonists, at least not human ones (principal characters include an emergent AI and a couple of cats). Coming in 2020, Mission 2 (SS Moraturi) revolves around a 20-year-old veterinary nurse and three 17-year olds.
Blogs
See https://martiward.blogspot.com for discussions of the science behind the stories...
Bookshop/Distributor Pages
https://books2read.com/b/CasindraLost (universal booklink for all online editions and retailers)Amazon
large print ISBN: 978 170 881 0108 =>https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1708810102
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1708810102
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1708810102
(as well as corresponding sites in CA, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP)
standard print ISBN: 978 169 638 0911
e-book ASIN: B07ZB3VCW9 => tiny.cc/AmazonCL OR
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZB3VCW9/ (US)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07ZB3VCW9/ (UK)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07ZB3VCW9/ (AU)
Smashwords (all e-book formats, all e-tailers)
e-book ISBN: 9780463554685 => tiny.cc/SmashCL ORhttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/987273
https://books.apple.com/book/casindra-lost/id1484354282 (tiny.cc/AppleCL)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/casindra-lost/1134255513 (tiny.cc/NookCL)
https://www.fnac.com/livre-numerique/a13908970/casindra-lost-paradisi (tiny.cc/FnacCL)
https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/casindra-lost-paradisi-lost-missions-book-1 (tiny.cc/KoboCL)
