Spaceship Lyra Logs

Being accepted for the Amelioration Expedition was the easy part. It only took twenty years of education and knowing the right people. Marlin Delaney had wanted to be part of colonizing another planet since she was a little girl. Everything was going according to plan…until she was raped. Then it seemed that everything that could go wrong did. Before she could get off the planet of Oriel, she discovered she was pregnant. It was a fact she hid until the spaceship was far enough from Oriel that she was sure they wouldn't turn around and take her home. Even that didn't work out because by the time they picked up the doctor, Marlin was too far along to terminate the pregnancy. Thins could get worse – and so they did. The killer of her grandfather and the cause of her parents' separation joined the mission when they reached the planet Purlieu. Things kept getting worse, but she refused to let it destroy the mission for her.Donte was a mascot – a human genetically altered with animal genes. His mate had left him and he was no longer the Ruler of Bergen, but Dr. Oriana was convinced the expedition would be safer with his presence. Marlin didn't have to like him. She didn't even have to get along with him, so she didn't try.By the time they reached their destination on planet Opus, everyone but Marlin was in awe of Donte. Dr. Oriana was the expedition leader, but even she allowed Donte to take over projects. Someone had to do something before the colonization of Opus became his project.When Donte and Marlin fell into a cavern and the expedition thought they drowned, the only way they could survive was to work together. Marlin not only learned a lot about Donte, but herself as well. When they were befriended by a life form on Opus, they had to redefine simple words like people and humanity. Starving and losing hope of rescue, neither would find comfort until they learned to forgive each other and themselves. Linda Rigsbee, aka Linda L. Rigsbee, L. L. Rigsbee and Linda Louise Rigsbee, is a multi-genre author with over 50 books in print. She writes science fiction/fantasy, westerns, clean romance, children's and young adult. Rigsbee has been publishing since 1986 in fiction and non-fiction story lengths from flash fiction to novels.She is founder of ProActive Writer's Group and has placed in numerous writing contests. These are the expeditions of Spaceship Lyra; dedicated to assisting friend or foe - on planets or in space. No assignment is too small or too large for their crew.Supreme commander Donte is a mascot - a human genetically altered with animal genes. Mascots were originally designed to protect and guide the colonists on a new planet, so they are the ideal crew for a research and rescue spaceship. They have attributes that no other human has, and they could live 350 to 400 years - assuming they survive their next assignment.

Book 2 of the Spaceship Lyra Logs has some startling answers to old questions. Planet Arcane is where Fontalo began experiments combining humans and animal genes. The Sentinels are their first failure; the mascots their final success.Over sixty years ago, when something went wrong on Purlieu, Fontalo abandoned their experiments on Arcane and left their scientific team stranded on a hostile planet. When only one descendant of the team remains, she gets desperate enough to send a distress signal.The Lyra is a research and rescue spaceship and its supreme commander could never ignore a cry for help. A two month furlough is replaced with two weeks preparation for a new mission. Donte must find a new spaceship commander, alert the new crew and address a growing problem in Bergen simultaneously.Due in part to his unique skills, Donte is an unconventional commander, often putting himself in danger. Such is the case when they reach Arcane and try to resolve its problems.Arcane is one of the greatest challenges Donte has ever faced. This mission is one of the most tragic. He knows only one way to restore order to Arcane, but will the mother planet Oriel agree? Linda Rigsbee, aka Linda L. Rigsbee, L. L. Rigsbee and Linda Louise Rigsbee, is a multi-genre author with over 50 books in print. She writes science fiction/fantasy, westerns, clean romance, children's and young adult. Rigsbee has been publishing since 1986 in fiction and non-fiction story lengths from flash fiction to novels.She is founder of ProActive Writer's Group and has placed in numerous writing contests. These are the expeditions of Spaceship Lyra; dedicated to assisting friend or foe - on planets or in space. No assignment is too small or too large for their crew.Supreme commander Donte is a mascot - a human genetically altered with animal genes. Mascots were originally designed to protect and guide the colonists on a new planet, so they are the ideal crew for a research and rescue spaceship. They have attributes that no other human has, and they could live 350 to 400 years - assuming they survive their next assignment.

According to Spaceship Lyra policy, wherever Donte goes, so does the Lyra and its crew. Consequently, the Lyra has embarked on one mission, only to be sent on another – and another. As Supreme Commander, Donte bears the responsibility of prioritizing missions, but life has a way of prioritizing things on its own.The search and rescue mission to planet Quay is so simple that Donte thinks the Lyra will be back at Arcane in no time – that is, until Rianne doesn't wake one morning. She has been infected with an organism and they don't know what it is, how to fight it or even where she got it. While they are still trying to resolve that problem, Purlieu calls with an urgent situation they want Donte to resolve. The Lyra heads for Purlieu.While working on the problem on Purlieu, another emergency calls the Lyra away. It is the first time Donte doesn't have the backup of their specialized crew. The Lyra doesn't need him, but he discovers he needs the Lyra. Donte's superpowers are not required to resolve the problem on Purlieu, so he must handle the situation the way anyone else would.With the Lyra off on a mission, Donte faces yet another emergency. Purlieu is threatened by a meteor shower caused by the first disaster. Now he faces multiple problems, but he isn't alone – he has people who want to help and people who want him dead. All he has to do is figure out which is which. Linda Rigsbee, aka Linda L. Rigsbee, L. L. Rigsbee and Linda Louise Rigsbee, is a multi-genre author with over 50 books in print. She writes science fiction/fantasy, westerns, clean romance, children's and young adult. Rigsbee has been publishing since 1986 in fiction and non-fiction story lengths from flash fiction to novels.She is founder of ProActive Writer's Group and has placed in numerous writing contests. These are the expeditions of Spaceship Lyra; dedicated to assisting friend or foe - on planets or in space. No assignment is too small or too large for their crew.Supreme commander Donte is a mascot - a human genetically altered with animal genes. Mascots were originally designed to protect and guide the colonists on a new planet, so they are the ideal crew for a research and rescue spaceship. They have attributes that no other human has, and they could live 350 to 400 years - assuming they survive their next assignment.