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Volume 1: From the Depths of the Stars
Publisher: Self published
Jordan Blue, a mechanic struggling to survive from day to day, barely survives a potentially fatal accident, rescued by the enigmatic Cosmari space mermaid, Kuvett. Secretive and clandestine, the Cosmari desire to reclaim Shoar, one way or another.
While Jordan attempts to process their chance meeting, Kuvett sees the mysteries of the closed off Meritopolis, a massive and towering symbol of X-TRACT’s control over the planet, unaware of the tensions brewing underneath the surface between the Citizens of Meritopolis and the populace of the decrepit Outskirts, where the remaining population of Shoar live.
Get lost in a world where technological advancement comes at a devastating cost. Christian Clark creates an intriguing setting on Shoar, a planet whose natural resources have made it valuable to an enormous corporation while leaving its native population struggling to survive.
Jordan Blue is an especially compelling protagonist. As a mechanic simply trying to get through each day, Jordan feels grounded in a world filled with forces far beyond their control.
What makes this novel particularly interesting is the way science fiction, environmental destruction, corporate exploitation, social inequality, and queer representation intersect. This is an imaginative beginning to what promises to be a much larger story.
C.D. Clark, when not perpetually stuck in mentally rewriting earlier works, takes care of his cat, Ninja as they both struggle just to make it.
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