"Actually, interesting fact of bygone eras," said Federi, "in prior centuries pirates chose their captains democratically."Radomir Lascek is in trouble. Of all the forces that are trying to take the Solar Wind out of his hands, Federi is still the most benign. The ship launches helter-skelter into space on the trail of a treasure. An ancient, Atlantean treasure; a Morrigan treasure. Against Federi's deepest misgivings about leaving Earth, and Perdita's insistence that there is no treasure, that the whole effect is a hoax.Two Atlantean space harpies, sisters competing for the upper hand over the ship and her path; an ancient artificial intelligence whispering directly at the ship; elusive alien pests pranking the crew; an evil deity rearranging the maps, and the oxygen aboard slowly running out... He should not have antagonized Paean!But as though this is not enough, on returning home eventually, they realize they have brought something along from outer space... About books that have more than one revision up:Dear sweet Readers: Please simply download the most recent version.---------------------------------------------------------------Writer & musicianWas: Running a vibrant music studio in Pretoria, with my husband. Writing and running a small publisher on the side. Homeschooling our 3 children.Now: Rebuilding in Ireland. While we miss Iain every day, Ireland is amazing. Every day, coming back from work, I am rewarded with incredible sunsets over water, and half the landscape is in the sky. The people of Ireland have rallied around us and are making us feel welcomed. I have so much help!Iain has been my inspiration for the past 29 years, and remains so. His energy and initiative are at the basis of most things I attempted. We did everything together. When others said "you must be crazy to try this or that" he was the one to say "let's do it!" He always believed. In himself. In me. In us. In that there is Good in the world.Because of this, and because I know he's waiting for me beyond the Gate, I am reclaiming me. The me he encouraged me to be. I am rebuilding my violin technique along with my studio, on the principles we found that worked. Stepwise I'm starting to write again, though there isn't too much time for this between all the other work. It may be rough and unedited for a while.I have not yet had the courage to retake the Solar Wind / Shooting Star series. But I will. Solar Wind fans please be patient still. A mostly teenage crew of motley pirates sails the Earth's oceans on a freedom ship, the Solar Wind. Their Captain Radomir Lascek is not only a wily old sea-devil, but also a politician with a big picture on who should take over the Earth... and then the solar system... and what hey, how about the neighbouring world... and overthrow the intergalactic forces that be...The Earth is infested with an uncanny military world government, the Unicate, costing countless human lives. They don't seem entirely human; their decisions and actions run contrary to anything one would consider normal. Radomir Lascek doesn't have a solution for the Unicate. The best he can do is rescue precious people and keep them safe. But aboard, he has someone who holds the answers: The mysterious gypsy, Federi. Except that Federi has a split personality...
