When we started the press, we had no idea how to distribute, but we knew indie bookstores wanted to carry our books. Thus, we signed up with Ingram, and now we’re sold across the nation (and to some degree, the world).

One of Galactic Journey’s writers (its youngest, as it turns out) was a budding artist. I wanted The Kitra Saga to have pictures. Thus, an illustrated YA series!

Janice, Lorelei, and I all have professional performance experience. We like to read. Why not make audiobooks? Thus, Kitra now has an audiobook, and more of the books in the series are in production.

Tom Purdom’s exquisite masterpiece, I Want the Stars, was perfect for an audio version. Thus, it now has one as well!

It’s a long time coming. I actually approached Tom last September with the idea of me narrating his book. He liked my sample chapters (though he personally quibbled with my degree of acting; I see an audiobook as a kind of radio play; he liked a flatter style), and he gave me the go-ahead. But for various other reasons, other projects kept taking priority, and he passed away before I could finish the book.

That galvanized me, and I threw myself back into it, finishing the audio version. It’s actually been done for a month—but the loss of two dear friends and the demoralizing results of a national election (all within 48 hours!) created further delay.

But now we’re back in gear and on schedule to release an audiobook at least once per quarter, knock on wood. I think you’ll particularly like this one. Tom created such a rich world, and a huge cast of characters. I tried to do them justice.

I hope you enjoy.

~Gideon

Get the Audio Book!

Ever since Kitra came out, it has been a smash hit. Readers of all ages fell in love with the diverse cast, the riproaring adventure, the stellar setting, and, of course, Pinky’s jokes.

We’ve always been proud of the Kitra Saga, especially since it has been illustrated since the beginning by Lorelei Esther, the youngest Hugo Finalist in history! And while her work has always been great, it has only gotten better over the years.

In fact, she is such a perfectionist, that she decided to redo all of the illustrations for Kitra, as she had always been dissatisfied with how the pencil art reproduced in printing. The new ones are in pen, same as she did for Sirena and Hyvilma.

The new, beautiful illustrations are now included in the latest editions of the book, and if you’ve already bought e-copies, your books will be automatically updated (unless you bought them from the Journey Press store—in which case, just ask for digital replacements!) If you own a physical copy of Kitra, here’s your chance to own both editions. Not only will you have twice the pictures, but those 1st editions are now collector’s copies…

Physical & Digital Editions also available at the following retailers:

But that’s not all…

From the beginning, folks have clamored for audiobook version of Kitra. We get it—folks are on the go, many of our fans have vision impairments, and some people just prefer to read books by listening to them. At long last, we have come out with what you have been waiting for: the Kitra audiobook! It is available both directly from our store and from Google Play.

The coolest part: it’s narrated by none other than Lorelei Esther, herself! We’re sure you’ll agree that she is every bit as fine a voice actress as she is an artist. She is already hard at work on the audio books for Sirena and Hyvilma.

So pick up your copy of the Kitra audio book today! (And if you haven’t got a copy of the illustrated text edition(s), now’s your chance to complete the set!)