Starship to Demeter (Starship Portals Book 1)

by K. D. Lovgren

  Thanks to Keith Morrill of Little City Editing, for his scientific questions, through-line vision, and character arc advice that helped with both the forest and the trees.

  Thanks to Michelle Vitale, a boundless fount of wisdom and perspective.

  Thanks to Letitia Trent, for early draft reality checks, later draft pacing thoughts, affirmations of what the book was meant to be, and a comparison I’ll always remember.

  Thank you to John, Nancy, and Brett, for AI knowledge, space geekery, story feedback, and fruitful discussions, always.

  Thanks and love to William and Sebastian, for encouragement, time, pep talks, and making the whole venture possible.

  About the Author

  Suspense is a trait that runs through every one of K.D. Lovgren's books, whether in the world of a tormented movie star in PHOTOGRAPHIC, the broken-down Olympian of BOOK OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS, or the beleaguered crew of the STARSHIP PORTALS series navigating from Earth’s solar system to the unknown.

  This new science fiction series, beginning with STARSHIP TO DEMETER, explores the consequences and catastrophes of far-flung galactic travel on both human and machine intelligences.

  When not writing, K.D. Lovgren can often be found reading classics, mysteries, science fiction, or thrillers. K.D. loves travel, visiting favorite authors’ homes around the world (not while they’re still in them) and film.

  Also by K.D. Lovgren

  STARSHIP PORTALS SERIES:

  STARSHIP TO DEMETER: Deep space, 2094. Young pilot Kal Black Bear’s ambitions stretch far beyond her humble origins. Her crew’s intergalactic mission is fraught with danger. But the biggest threat might already be aboard…

  CALL OF WORLDS: Can one woman salvage a starship mission gone wrong? Half a galaxy from Earth, Kal Black Bear is the last hope to get the starship Ocean to Demeter. A trillion-dollar investment and Kal’s best ticket to safety, the starship must land on Demeter at all costs…

  OCEAN OF STARS: Only a crew willing to risk losing it all would barter their lives for a planet light years away. Severing all ties from home should be a last resort, though even the most dedicated starship crew likes to believe they still have a choice…

  STANDALONE SUSPENSE:

  PHOTOGRAPHIC: A NOVEL How far will an actor go to make his performance real? Jane Reilly is about to find out, whether her husband the movie star or his boss the director want her to or not.

  SEA CHANGE On the island he’s been exiled from since he was a small child, Connor is desperate to find the truth beneath the secrets his family keeps. At the cusp of adulthood and the edge of the world, he must untangle the web of those who made him what he is, or be caught in it forever.

  BOOK OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS Octavia is an Olympian and a shadow of her former self. Can her husband pull her back from the brink, or is he gambling on a woman he never really knew?