Can I get a hallelujah?
At long last, the first Part of The Kitra Saga is complete. With the publishing of Majera, there is now a complete arc of the first beyond-the-frontier expedition of Kitra, Pinky, Fareedh, Peter, and Marta—and hopefully, a satisfying resolution. Why did it take so long? Well…
First off, as you can see, Journey Press has prioritized audio book productions of all our books, with the goal to have audio versions of all our books by the end of next year. Majera actually marks our first new title in two years!
But secondly, Majera was just a hard book to write. It’s one thing to spin entertaining yarns. It’s another to resolve a bunch of disparate threads, and also to weave them into a happily ever after for all concerned. I felt that the Majera crew deserved that, and frankly, I just didn’t have the experience I needed to write that ending until last year.
Thankfully, I think the next six books in the series should be easier to produce, although I’m going to take a detour and put out a collection of my published and unpublished short stories, first.
Anyway, if you liked the previous Kitra books because they married space adventure with good science, you’ll like Majera. If you dug the spooky vibe of Sirena, well, Majera‘s got that, but squared. If you thrilled at the burgeoning queer romantic subplot(s), well, you’ll definitely be into Majera. And if you want to know more about what’s really inside Pinky, aside from cream custard, Majera definitely delivers there, too.
Oh, and of course, Lorelei Esther’s interior illustrations are stellar, and I can’t say enough good things about the cover art by Jessica Holmes. Wow!
So pick up a copy. It’s the first Journey Press release to be available in all formats, physical, electronic, and audio, upon launch. And we haven’t jacked up the price, even with inflation what it is.
Because you deserve something nice. Just like Kitra, Pinky, Fareedh, Peter, and Marta.
~Gideon
