H2LiftShips

Step into a universe that mirrors our own, but is strangely different. Welcome to the H2LiftShips saga, a cosmic romp that readers can't stop raving about. Its humor and layered complexity recall The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, while its hard‑science edge mirrors the gritty realism of The Expanse. Along the way, you'll encounter a kaleidoscope of fringe asteroid societies the crew must navigate that compares to "Firefly." Critics hail the series as "the most wildly original saga ever written." At the helm is Captain Graciela, who's finally escaped her overbearing mother's shadow and taken command of a rented solar-sail cargo ship. The void can be lonely, but Graciela's crew on the LunaCola makes every light-year feel like home. Jack, a sharp-tongued talking dog with an uncanny nose for jerky and skills in Dog Chess. Tang, an orangutan whose love of poker is only matched by his daring bets. Octopus, the calm. water-filled navigation wizard who steers them through the darkest reaches. In the first book of the five-volume series, Beyond Luna the crew launches into a high‑octane space adventure that collides with pirates, anarchists, high‑stakes gamblers, and even a stint behind bars. Part pulse‑pounding space opera, part speculative tech manual, the series envisions a future where hydrogen balloons lift solar‑sail ships out of Earth's gravity well, then across the heliosphere, turning interplanetary trade into the ultimate game of risk and reward. When Graciela unexpectedly runs into her scheming mother on a remote asteroid, a showdown erupts with pirates, thieves, and gamblers all caught in the crossfire. Will Graciela outwit her mother and clinch victory in a rigged card game, or will the LunaCola crew lose everything?

Imagine a world, exactly like ours, but different… Welcome to the H2LiftShips series, a cosmic romp fans have compared to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for its witty quirkiness, and that critics hail as "The most unique and weirdest book series out there." Captain Graciela is where she wants to be, far from her controlling mother, in a rented solar sail cargo ship, trading and gambling throughout the heliosphere. It can be lonely in the void, but the crew on the H2LiftShip, the LunaCola, is all the help she needs: Jack, a talking dog with a nose for Earth jerky, Tang, a poker-obsessed orangutan, and Octopus, in his watery navigation station, are her constant companions on her journey. In book one, Beyond Luna, the crew sets off on a space adventure that has them crossing paths with everything from pirates, anarchists, and poker players, to jail time. Part action-adventure space opera and part tech manual of a possible future, the H2LiftShips series imagines a world where hydrogen balloons lift solar sail ships through outer space to trade goods across planets and asteroids. Here, commerce is the name of the game. Even in deep space, there is no avoiding family issues. When Graciela inadvertently meets her duplicitous mother on a distant rock, it ignites a family showdown between pirates, thieves, and gamblers. Will Graciela rescue her mother and win it all in a rigged card game, or will the crew lose everything? Find out in the first volume of the H2LiftShips series – Beyond Luna, where lovers of science, astronomy, chemistry, physics, engineering, and good old-fashioned sci-fi fun will never be the same after their ride on an H2LiftShip.