The Mystery of the Solar Wind

Three orphaned siblings board a ship in the year 2116, hoping to escape from the deadly forces hunting for them. Their luck fails them, as they discover: The 'Solar Wind' is a pirate. As Paean and her brothers do a tightrope dance between keeping their own secret and helping the Solar Wind's crew evade the military that is ceaselessly combing for them all, their magic begins to weave its own tune into the hearts of the pirates. Danger threatens from all sides, and it soon becomes clear that they have to throw their lot in with the Solar Wind and her crew, or perish with the ship.Review by Nikki Mason, BestChickLit:.... The Donegal siblings are thrown into the world of piracy while trying to escape a corrupt and dictating world government. They are charming, easy to like teens who tackle every new shock with courage and loyalty. But the real stand out character is the eccentric gypsy Federi, the ship's chef and jester. But behind those laughing smiling eyes lies a dark past and a backbone of steel.The imaginative book explores different levels of loyalty and friendship and how far people will go to protect the ones they love, even if it means ignoring their own values and the results are fascinating. 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...