1. Summarize the Razia series in one sentence
It's about a girl, trying to follow her dreams, and dealing with all the other crap that life throws her way....in space...with pirates...and stuff.
2. Summarize the first book in less words than the synopsis
Razia wants to be a bounty hunter, she ain't got no respect/can only capture peons, has to work as a scientist to pay the bills, which means she has to deal with a slimy boss. Said boss saddles her with intern as a means to spy on her. Said intern is later mistaken for a hostage, which results in a tiny bit of respect for Razia from the pirates. Intern + Razia get into shenanigans, trying to avoid boss, who is obsessed with her (disappeared) father while trying to be the best bounty hunter in the universe
3. How many books are in this series?
Definitely 4. Maybe 5, if I get really brave. And maybe 6 - the prologue. There's a big long story before Book 1 that should get told at some point. And you know, if this gets super successful, maybe some vignettes between books 4 and 5. But let's not get too crazy now.
4. What is your favorite part of the book?
Ah-hah. no spoilers. But generally, anytime Razia/Lyssa gets sassy always tickles my funny bone. Or whenever I make her life miserable and she bitches about it.
5. Explain the whole Razia/Lyssa thing
In the book, whenever she is in the pirate "world," she refers to herself and sees herself as Razia. Whenever she's back in the DSE world, she refers to herself and sees herself as Lyssa. When she's in neither...you'll have to read to find out.
6. What is a Deep Space Explorer (DSE)?
A DSE is a scientist that travels to far flung planets to "excavate" them - or analyze their chemical and biological signatures to see if life could be sustained there. Then, they take all this data and sell them to planet prospectors, representatives for planet buyers. The buyers could be corporations, governments, military, universities - anyone who wants a giant planet to do stuff on. It's a big business, and very heavily regulated.
Prospective scientists as young as 11 are sent to the Planetary and System Science Academy, where they learn key skills such as planetary survival, carbon signature mapping, and other dorky kinds of stuff. Once they graduate with their doctorate (around 18 or 19), the stay at the Academy as a home base in-between excavations; it's also where they sell planets. So the Academy refers to both the school piece and the actual scientist piece. It's all housed in one giant satellite station, which is also referred to as "the Academy."
7. Favorite character besides Razia/Lyssa
I'd have to say Sage. He is such a great foil to Razia because he doesn't take her crap. He's also one of the only people who really knows her and knows her past, which is always fun with someone who tries so hard to hide all of that.
8. Five favorite lines from the book
5. Lyssa watched him jog out into the forest and tried to remind herself that she was already going to hell for much worse.
4. “You are messy, and kind of mean,” Sage shrugged.
3. “You know, as a general rule, I don’t really beat up on the lesser pirates,” he began, walking up to her. “And I really don’t feel right hitting a girl.”
(followed by...)
2. “Wonderful,” Razia snapped, trying to keep her face emotionless, knowing exactly what was coming next. “So what are we doing here?”
1. "Shit." (this is actually my favorite line in multiple places).
9. Why should people read this book?
Because they love me? No, just kidding (except for you, Mom). People should read this book because besides all the space-ness, it's actually a pretty relatable story. Person has dream, life gets in the way, person adjusts. It's a story about relationships - family relationships, work relationships, and who we trust. It's also - at its heart - a story about someone recognizing their own self worth, which I think is a dance we can all groove to.
10. Anything you want to add?
Just that I'm so amazed at how supportive everyone's been thus far, and my appreciation knows no bounds. And also that I now need to actually work on this book instead of making inane blog posts.... :X
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