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The Invite (Devon Island Mars Colony series #0) ebook
Before they were tasked with planning the first permanent colony on Mars, Gurdeep and Georgie were just an ordinary couple.
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When I published my first book in January 2020, someone at work laughed and asked me when I was going to quit my job.
There’s this perception out there that authors are wealthy people. And I’m sure the big names (e.g. Richard Osman, Stephen King, John Scalzi, etc.) are doing just fine.
But it’s not like that for indie authors. It’s tough out there. There are great, amazing things about being an indie author. But most of us aren’t making bank.
You know who is making money out of books? Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.
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Because that first book I mentioned? Four years later, it hasn’t come close to paying for itself.
If you can’t buy direct, libraries are a great way to get books for free while still helping authors get their fair share.
Before they were tasked with planning the first permanent colony on Mars, Gurdeep and Georgie were just an ordinary couple.
One of them’s got a secret … and no idea what to do with it.
The Invite is a short prequel in the Devon Island Mars Colony series. This short work is set two weeks before the start of Devon Island. This series is a work of neurodiverse, culturally diverse, gender-bendy, socio-politico-economic, drunken-arguments-in-the-pub science fiction – not bang-bang-pew-pew
Carol M –
I love the Devon Island Series
I love any book that deals with the characters from Devon’s Island. Even grumpy Gurdeep and her sunshine wife.
Lisa H –
This was a nice short intro to some pivotal Devon Island characters. It was a fun read.
Robin P –
Lovely story, but I wanted more
Another good short story. I’m glad the author has returned to the Mars Colony series, and I’d love to see a full-length book three. But then, I also want another full-length Vigilaunte Justice book, so maybe I’m just greedy 😎 It’s a lovely, cosy short, told from Gurdeep’s perspective. My only criticism is that it’s very short and I wanted it to last longer.