Kate writes science fiction novels and poetry. Ebooks are available now on Amazon for Kindle and most major on-line retailers. Paperbacks from Amazon, Create Space, and other outlets.
What a treat to appear on this great radio show and podcast. If you ever wondered what I sound like (and, after all, who hasn’t) now’s your chance. Listen to Traci and me discuss my award-winning scifi novel, Titan, about a cult colonizing Saturn’s moon. Then check out Traci’s other interviews for Write On! Four Corners, and more podcasts from KSJE.
“A fantastic story.” Traci HaesVass, Write On! Four Corners KSJE 90.0 FM and podcast
Fynn’s shoved into a stasis pod onboard a hijacked spaceship. He’s not going back to college – he’s on his way to Titan. In Book 1, their leader’s bizarre behavior splits his father’s cult into factions. As conflicts escalate, can Fynn save his family from the deadly moon’s dangers?
Now in Book 2, Fynn reluctantly challenges his sister’s tyrannical rule. As a rebel leader, he hopes to keep the colony’s fragile life support running, but struggles among the Kin may doom their chance at survival.
Kin should be your greatest ally, not your greatest threat.
Join me to celebrate the release of Titan Insurgents at a special introductory Kindle price of 99 cents. Perfect for the holidays, whether you look forward to a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, or Festivus 😉
Books make great gifts. Give hours of reading pleasure with nothing to wrap, and let Amazon handle the shipping. Kindle Unlimited too, so treat yourself.
Did you miss Titan, Book 1? No problem. Also 99 cents for the Kindle through December, 2019.
Both books are available in Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and paperback.
What’s all this hoopla about award-winning?
Results from the 13th Annual New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards are in, and 13 is my lucky number. Titan Book 1 is awarded Finalist!
This year 1,545 books were entered in 66 categories.
A little indie like me had to compete with books from large national publishers, so I’m thrilled for Titan to be Finalist in eBook fiction.
This December, return with me to Titan. Subscribe now and I’ll let you know when the book is released.
On Saturn’s deadly moon, kin should be your greatest ally, not your greatest threat.
The only colony on Titan shatters into factions, and Fynn becomes a reluctant rebel leader. His sister seized control of the cult that brought them to the frozen moon, but her tyrannical rule drives them farther apart.
Only Fynn and his friends see the frozen moon’s dangers and wonders. Only they can keep the dome’s erratic life support running. Enduring the cult’s oppression may be the only way to survive. Can Fynn save them when they’re pushed too far?
I’m scrubbing out the last typos and grammos. At least, I hope they’re the last. A few always sneak in from an alternate reality. But I plan to release the new story the first weekend of December 2019, so subscribe to receive an email alert or watch this blog.
How did Fynn get into this mess? Catch up now. Titan Book 1 is, of course, available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. If you have KU, you already paid for this story, so why not read it now?
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Yee ha! It’s a thrill for Titan, Book 1, to be a contest finalist.
Fynn is shanghaied to Titan to join his father’s cult in colonizing Saturn’s moon. Can they create a paradise? Not likely!
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It’s hard to wait for the winners to be announced, but I’m happy to be a finalist. Read Book 1 today and be ready for Book 2, coming soon.
Don’t miss Book 2! Insurgents! Coming soon. Subscribe to Kate’s Readers’ Club and you won’t miss the release date.
Artist’s image of Dragonfly as it lands and explores Titan
If you’re a fan of exploring the solar system, you’ve heard of the nuclear powered, $1 billion dollar spacecraft, Dragonfly.
Elizabeth Turtle, the mission’s principle investigator at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, insists that this is actually a pretty tame space probe, as these things go. “There’s not a lot of new technology.”
If Dragonfly sounds like a crazy spacecraft, consider that Titan is a crazy moon, unlike any other moon or planet in the solar system. Though a little bit like Earth. It has lakes and rain.
The largest moon of Saturn, it has dunes, mountains, gullies and even rivers and lakes — though on Titan, it’s so cold the lakes are filled with liquid methane, not water.
Titan has one more feature that’s worth noting: Although its mainly nitrogen atmosphere is denser than Earth’s, its gravity is far lower. That makes it the perfect place to take to the skies. npr.org
Launch is still years away, but you can travel to Titan today, in scifi. I couldn’t resist sending a colony to the cold, deadly moon. But Fynn’s fellow colonists may be the greatest danger. Read it today.
Fynn learns the Kin’s secret when he’s shoved into a stasis pod. He’s going to colonize Titan with his father’s cult. Can they build a paradise? Not likely! Click now to find the book at Amazon. Kindle Unlimited too!
