Marooned

A Prequel to the Arcadia's Children Series

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Pub Date 21 Apr 2022 | Archive Date 30 Aug 2022

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My name is Bee Bee, well, at least that’s what everyone calls me, and I’m 15, nearly 16. The last year has been tough. I’ve found myself on the Empress of Incognita, travelling through the stars toward a new life with my dad and step-mum. Or at least that’s what should be happening.

After I’d emerged from suspension, Mary, my stepmother, told me that the Empress of Incognita had been involved in a collision. I later discovered that our starship had in fact hit a mine, a remnant of a long-forgotten war. I was then told that the captain of the Empress had deliberately risked the passenger’s lives by flying down a wormhole known to have unexploded ordnance floating around in it. He took the risk to save time and money.

The Empress was then hit by five more mines and was forced into an uncharted wormhole to escape the bombardment.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the passengers began to fight among themselves.

I just pray that Akbar’s dream revelations will save my group.

My name is Bee Bee, well, at least that’s what everyone calls me, and I’m 15, nearly 16. The last year has been tough. I’ve found myself on the Empress of Incognita, travelling through the stars...


Advance Praise

AMAZON REVIEW:

Piaras: VINE VOICE

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting and entertaining sci-fi adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022

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Forty-some years ago my uncle gave me a science fiction anthology. It was a thick red hardback that I read from cover to cover. It inspired a lifelong love of the genre. The stories in that book made me think outside the box. They filled me with awe for the imagination it took to write them. That book still remains in my collection today. The title is OMNIBUS OF SCIENCE FICTION, edited by Groff Conklin, a well-known and prolific editor of the genre. It was published in 1952, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. It’s a substantial volume, 562 pages, with 43 stories divided into sections relating to a common theme. Some stories are fun, some are thought-provoking, and some are adventurous. I love them all.

MAROONED by Andrew R. Williams is a prequel to the Arcadia's Children Series. It’s a brilliantly written and richly descriptive novel with skillfully drawn characters and settings. The author weaves a well-crafted sci-fi action and adventure that had me captivated from the start. Skillfully constructed, this exciting and energetic sci-fi had me turning the pages from beginning to end.

To summarize the synopsis: I'm 15, almost 16, and my name is Bee Bee, or at least that's what everyone calls me. After a difficult year, I've found myself on the Empress of Incognita, sailing through the stars to a new life with my father and stepmother. At the very least, that's how it should be. Things only become worse when the Empress collides with a deep-space mine. Not only are some of the other passengers dangerous, but as we leave the Empress and get to 'Arcadia,' we realize that the Great Ones that live there will make life incredibly difficult for us all. Read on to learn how we became stranded!

MAROONED is well-written and exactly the right length to give you excitement with many surprises along the way, and then it's over, leaving you feeling good but eagerly anticipating more. Very highly recommended and a well-deserved five stars from me.

AMAZON REVIEW:

Piaras: VINE VOICE

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting and entertaining sci-fi adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022

Verified Purchase

Forty-some years ago my uncle...


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Marooned follows the crew of the Empress spaceship as they try to survive on a planet they've named Arcadia after becoming stranded in an unfamiliar portion of space. Arcadia is not without it's dangers though from former passengers trying to create an empire. Or the danger from strange parasitic beings imprisoned there known only as the great ones who want to enslave humanity.

This book did a good job drawing me in right away. While the portions on the spaceship were a bit slow in the beginning, the story soon began to pick up. Bee Bee (the protagonist) is a bit irritating at times but it makes sense for his age. The prophetic dreams he receives is also an interesting story telling mechanic that allows the story to move along without becoming too dark. I did find the characters to be fairly static for the most part, while they also got some character development, some such as Bee Bee's father got a lot more than others. The book I received from Netgalley was also missing a few pages at the end so I'm not exactly sure how the book ends right at this precise moment, but I'm looking forward to reading the next book (if there is a next one).

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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